Employer’s services during the local government pilots on employment
The local government pilots on employment have begun on 1 March 2021 in the areas participating in the pilots. The local government pilots will end on 31 December 2024.
During the local government pilots, employer-customers will continue to be offered employer and business services by the TE Office, and the legislation will not change in this respect However, employers should take into account the impacts of the local government pilots on the services.
In the local government pilots, some jobseeker-customers will be transferred to the municipalities participating in the local government pilots, to become their customers, while others will remain customers of the TE Office. During the pilot, the responsibility for the services of the customers being transferred falls on their municipality of residence. Those customers who will not be transferred to the pilot will continue to be customers of the TE Office.
Employer and business services will still be available at the TE Office.
All employer and business services offered by TE offices will still be available to employers in the local government pilot areas. For example, the employer can notify the TE Office of a vacancy, receive help in the development of personnel, in change situations and in matters related to work permits. The contact details of business advisors can be found on the website of the TE Offices.
A vacancy can be reported to both the TE Office and those responsible for the local pilot.
The employer may further notify the TE Office of the vacancy, investment opportunity or a work trial opportunity. If there is a local government pilot in progress in the employer's area, the employer may also notify those responsible for the trial, if he so wishes. Only exceptions are job alternation leaves, which are managed only by the TE Office.
Requests for contact, job advertisements, work trial opportunities and jobs for which pay subsidy is paid submitted through the employer's E-Services are always referred to the TE Office for processing.
Applying for pay subsidy during the local government pilots
It should be noted that during the municipal experiment, when applying for pay subsidy, a person hired with a pay subsidy may be either a TE Office or a pilot customer in the same area. For example, if the employer recruits two persons with a pay subsidy, one may be a TE Office customer and the other a pilot customer.
When filling in a pay subsidy application, the employer must know whether he or she is applying for a pay subsidy from the TE Office or from a local government pilot. The easiest way to find out this is to ask the person being recruited with a pay subsidy whether he or she is a customer of a local government pilot or a TE Office. If the customer has received a pay subsidy card, the correct authority must have been entered in the card. In unclear cases, it is a good idea to ask the person to be recruited to find out about the matter from his or her own expert or from the telephone service for personal customers.
It is a good idea to apply for pay subsidy well in advance of the starting date of the employment relationship, as the employer must receive a positive pay subsidy decision before the employee with a pay subsidy can start his or her work.
te-updated 06.07.2023