Financial employment support for employers – Pay subsidy and municipal supplement Financial support for employers Pay subsidy The pay subsidy is a form of financial support provided by the state that can be grant- ed to an employer to cover some of the wage costs of an unemployed jobseeker to makes it easier to hire an compensate for their lack of professional competence, for example. employee The pay subsidy may also be granted for part-time employment if it improves the jobseeker’s chances of finding employment. This can be justified for the employ- ment of people with partial work ability, for example. Pay subsidy and the municipal supplement can be granted for permanent or fixed-term employment Municipal supplement and apprenticeships. The purpose of the municipal supplement is to support the start of the employment relationship, and it is granted for a limited period. The municipal supplement can be granted to cover wage costs in addition to the pay subsidy and, on a municipal basis, to cover recruitment costs, allowing the employer to cover the costs of guidance and orientation at the beginning of the employment relationship or pur- chase equipment and clothing needed for the new employee. 1. The criteria for granting the municipal supplement vary Learn about between municipalities. Check the criteria and apply for a 6. financial support municipal supplement from the employee’s home municipality. Apply for the for employers municipal (pay subsidy and supplement from municipal the employee’s supplement) 5. 2. home municipality Apply for pay The employment subsidy online can begin via the E-services of the TE Services 3. 4.

Wait for the Draw up an pay subsidy employment decision contract More information about the pay More information about subsidy the municipal supple- ment Uusimaa TE Office/ Employer and corporate customers Espoo tel. 0295 040 002 tel. 09 8169 4000 (Mon–Fri 9:00–16:15). (Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00) [email protected] [email protected] te-palvelut.fi/employers/ businessespoo.com/en-US find-an-employee/pay-subsidy Helsinki Local government pilots on employment [email protected] hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/ Employment Espoo enterprises/services-employers/ tel. 09 8169 4000 helsinki-benefit/ (Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00) [email protected] Vantaa tyollisyysespoo.fi tel. 09 8395 0130 (Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00) City of Helsinki Employment Services [email protected] [email protected] vantaa.fi/tyollistamisentuet tyollisyyspalvelut.hel.fi/en Kerava Vantaa and Kerava tel. 09 8395 0130 Employment Services (Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00) tel. 09 8395 0130 [email protected] (Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00) kerava.fi/palvelut/työ-ja-elinkeinot/ [email protected] työllisyyden-edistäminen vantaa.fi/tyollistamisentuet Porvoo Porvoo local government pilot [email protected] on employment visitporvoo.fi/employment-services [email protected] visitporvoo.fi/employment-services Raasepori tel. 019 289 2288 Raasepori and Hanko local government [email protected] pilot on employment raasepori.fi/tyollisyyspalvelut/ tel. 019 289 2355 tyollisyyden-kuntakokeilu [email protected] raasepori.fi/tyollisyyspalvelut/ tyollisyyden-kuntakokeilu/