The Ministry of European Funds launched under public consultation the Applicant Guidelines – Specific Conditions financed through POCU: “Outplacement measures – adaption to change of dismissed/ fired workers” – SO 3.9.

Eligible applicants:

• Employers;
• Accredited providers of specialized services for employment stimulation;
• Authorized providers of professional training;
• Associations and foundations;
• Chambers of Commerce and Industry;
• Trade union / employers organizations;

Applicants must be established for more than 1 calendar year.
Projects can not be submitted in partnership!
 
Maximum project value: 500.000 euro, from which non-reimbursable financial assistance: 100% for NGOs; 95% for private beneficiaries.

Project duration: maximum 24 months.
 
Target group:

• Workers with individual labor contract from “enterprises in difficulty” who will be dismissed / fired collectively or individually, with their domicile / residence in the development region where the project will be implemented (Bucharest-Ilfov region is exempted from funding);

Minimum target group: 200 persons;
 
Eligible activities:

• Identifying / contacting companies in difficulty who intend to dismiss / fire employees, individually or collectively;
• Active employment measures including outplacement (information and counselling services / work mediation);
• Support for employment (flexible forms of employment, innovative organizational models of work etc.);
• Promotion campaigns of various flexible forms of employment;
• Information and legal advice for the establishment of a company or Authorized person;

The Guidelines are under public consultation until 17.07.2017, and can be downloaded from here.