JobsPlus is a subsidy paid to employers who recruit long-term unemployed people for new positions in their workplace. Employers can avail of JobsPlus when filling new positions or positions that arise as a consequence of natural turnover and they can receive a subsidy of €7,500 or €10,000 per employee. The value of the grant is dependent on the age of the new employee and their duration of unemployment, over the two-year period of employment.
Below is the number of Employers and Employees employed through the JobsPlus scheme from January 2020 to date by month. Numbers on this scheme have been impacted by COVID public health restrictions in place since March 2020.
2020
|
EMPLOYERS
|
EMPLOYEES
|
January
|
1752
|
2090
|
February
|
1633
|
1962
|
March
|
1593
|
1896
|
April
|
465
|
573
|
May
|
396
|
474
|
June
|
474
|
564
|
July
|
558
|
659
|
August
|
571
|
675
|
September
|
660
|
780
|
October
|
710
|
826
|
November
|
676
|
796
|
December
|
712
|
843
|
2021
|
EMPLOYERS
|
EMPLOYEES
|
January
|
633
|
751
|
February
|
522
|
622
|
March
|
485
|
578
|