The job protection wage subsidy ( Job Protection Action Plan)
Published on 02 September 2022
Hungary
This is the good practice's implementation level. It can be national, regional or local.
About this good practice
The subsidy was paid for 3 months (with one month’s further employment) in relation to employees whose working time decreased by 15-75 percent on the date or after declaration of the state of danger. It is not a special intervention for social enterprises, but were available for the actors of the SE sector.
Resources needed
The budget of the intervention was HUF 32.8 billion HUF.
Evidence of success
The subsidy contributed retaining the jobs of 198 thousand people at 16.6 thousand companies, mainly SME's,including non-profits.