{"id":8130,"date":"2024-07-02T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaguialuzon.com\/blog\/subvenciones-contratacion-desempleados\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:50:52","slug":"subsidies-hiring-unemployed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaguialuzon.com\/en\/blog\/subsidies-hiring-unemployed\/","title":{"rendered":"Subsidies for the indefinite hiring of unemployed people belonging to priority attention groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8130\" class=\"elementor elementor-8130 elementor-7885\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd4723 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cd4723\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1265fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1265fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; margin-bottom: 25px;\"><h2>What Valencian employers should know about the Labora hiring grant scheme<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Subsidies for indefinite hiring<\/strong> in the Valencian Community are administered by Labora and reward employers who sign permanent full-time contracts with unemployed workers from four priority groups: people at risk of social exclusion, the long-term unemployed, workers over 50, and people with disabilities.<\/li><li>Base grant amounts start at \u20ac11,113 per hire and rise to \u20ac31,752 for workers with a severe disability, with intermediate amounts for women, disabled workers and victims of gender violence.<\/li><li>Eligible employers include any private legal employer with a work centre in the Valencian Community, aut\u00f3nomos registered under RETA.<\/li><li>Applications are filed electronically through the Generalitat Valenciana e-office, and each annual call sets its own submission window and available budget.<\/li><li>The scheme sits alongside national employer bonifications, meaning employers can often combine both for the same hire, materially reducing the fully loaded cost of the first Spanish employee.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h2>How Labora rewards permanent hiring in the Valencian Community<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2021-21788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spain&#8217;s 2022 labour reform (Royal Decree-Law 32\/2021)<\/a> reasserted the Contrato Indefinido as the legal default for every employment relationship.<\/p><p>The Valencian Community complements that national framework with its own targeted incentives, and the <strong>subsidies for indefinite hiring<\/strong> operated through Labora are the flagship regional programme.<\/p><p>The current legal basis was set out in the Resolution of 21 June 2024 from the Conselleria d&#8217;Educaci\u00f3, Universitats i Ocupaci\u00f3, published in the DOGV, and the scheme has been renewed annually since then with periodic uplifts to the base amounts and adjustments to the priority groups.<\/p><p>This guide sets out who qualifies, how much is available, how to apply, and how the Valencian regional grants stack alongside national employer bonifications to produce genuine cost savings for businesses hiring in Valencia, Alicante and Castell\u00f3n.<\/p><h2>Legal framework: from the 2022 labour reform to the current Labora call<\/h2><p>The Contrato Indefinido is now the default under the reformed Article 15 of the Estatuto de los Trabajadores.<\/p><p>Temporary contracts are restricted to narrowly defined production-related surges and specific substitution scenarios, and fraud-of-law reclassification is heavily enforced by the Labour Inspectorate.<\/p><p>Against that backdrop, both national and regional authorities have reinforced their incentives for indefinite hiring.<\/p><p>Nationally, the government maintains bonifications on employer social security contributions for hiring priority groups, published through periodic Royal Decree-Laws and administered by the Tesorer\u00eda General de la Seguridad Social.<\/p><p>Regionally, the Valencian Community&#8217;s <strong>subsidies for indefinite hiring<\/strong> are administered by Labora (Servei Valenci\u00e0 d&#8217;Ocupaci\u00f3 i Formaci\u00f3) through annual calls specifying budgets, thresholds and priority groups.<\/p><blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #2e7d32; padding: 15px 20px; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 25px 0;\"><p>The 2022 labour reform saw permanent contracts rise from around 12% of new hires to over 42% of new registrations within 12 months, reshaping the base against which regional subsidies now apply.<\/p><\/blockquote><h2>Which workers qualify: the four priority groups<\/h2><p>The <strong>subsidies for indefinite hiring<\/strong> only apply where the new employee falls into one of Labora&#8217;s designated priority groups.<\/p><p>Employers must verify eligibility before signing the contract, because retroactive reclassification is not permitted.<\/p><h3>People at risk of social exclusion<\/h3><p>Applicants must have their social exclusion status formally accredited by the social services of a public administration.<\/p><p>This typically includes people receiving the Ingreso M\u00ednimo Vital, families with dependants in vulnerable situations, and workers returning from institutional support programmes.<\/p><h3>Long-term unemployed<\/h3><p>Defined as registered jobseekers with Labora for at least 12 of the previous 18 months.<\/p><p>The applicant must be able to demonstrate continuous jobseeker status through their <em>tarjeta de demandante de empleo<\/em>.<\/p><h3>Workers over 50<\/h3><p>Registered jobseekers aged 50 or above at the point of hire.<\/p><p>This category has been prioritised across successive Labora calls given the persistent difficulty older workers face returning to permanent employment.<\/p><h3>People with disabilities<\/h3><p>Applicants with a recognised disability of 33% or higher.<\/p><p>Two subcategories carry higher grant amounts: workers with disability recognised at 65% or above, and workers with a severe disability requiring specific workplace adaptations.<\/p><h2>Grant amounts under the current Labora scheme<\/h2><p>The base grant is \u20ac11,113 per permanent full-time hire, with uplifts where the worker also belongs to a further priority category.<\/p><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 25px 0;\"><thead><tr style=\"background-color: #6e7d65; color: #ffffff;\"><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Worker profile<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Grant amount per hire<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Contract requirement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Standard priority group hire<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\u20ac11,113<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Indefinite, full-time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Woman or person with disability (33% or higher)<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\u20ac14,428<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Indefinite, full-time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Victim of gender violence<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\u20ac23,814<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Indefinite, full-time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Person with severe disability<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\u20ac31,752<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Indefinite, full-time or 15+ hours weekly (pro rata)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>The pro rata reduction for severe disability contracts of 15 or more hours per week is calculated proportionally against the full-time equivalent, preserving access for workers whose disability limits the hours they can undertake.<\/p><blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #2e7d32; padding: 15px 20px; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 25px 0;\"><p>A single hire of a woman with a recognised 33% disability triggers \u20ac14,428 in Labora grant funding, materially reducing the effective first-year cost of a \u20ac30,000 gross-salary employee, which typically runs at \u20ac39,000 to \u20ac40,500 fully loaded.<\/p><\/blockquote><h2>Which employers can claim the subsidies for indefinite hiring<\/h2><p>Eligible employers include any private legal employer entity with a work centre in the Valencian Community.<\/p><p>This covers Sociedades Limitadas, Sociedades An\u00f3nimas, cooperatives, foundations, associations and any other private legal entity.<\/p><p>Aut\u00f3nomos registered under RETA are also eligible in their capacity as employers, which is significant for the many solo entrepreneurs across the region who make their first hire under the scheme.<\/p><p>The employer must have an active work centre in the Valencian Community and the new employee must render services there.<\/p><p>Public sector bodies are excluded from the regional grant, though they may still qualify for national bonifications.<\/p><h2>How the application process works<\/h2><p>Applications are submitted electronically through the Generalitat Valenciana e-office, using the specific procedure enabled for each annual call.<\/p><table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 25px 0;\"><thead><tr style=\"background-color: #6e7d65; color: #ffffff;\"><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #ddd; width: 80px;\">Step<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Action<\/th><th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Detail<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Verify<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Worker eligibility<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Sign<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Indefinite contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Register<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">With TGSS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">File<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Labora application<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Receive<\/td><td style=\"padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Payment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Documents required<\/h2><p>Signed indefinite employment contract registered with <strong>SEPE<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Alta with the <strong>Tesorer\u00eda General de la Seguridad Social<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Proof of the worker&#8217;s priority-group status (jobseeker certificate, disability recognition, social services accreditation, or gender violence recognition as applicable).<\/p><p>Employer&#8217;s alta in the applicable economic activity (IAE) and Impuesto sobre Actividades Econ\u00f3micas registration.<\/p><p>Certificado de estar al corriente with AEAT and TGSS.<\/p><p>Bank details for grant payment.<\/p><h3>Timing and deadlines<\/h3><p>Each annual Labora call specifies its own submission window, typically opening in spring or early summer with an application deadline of six to eight weeks.<\/p><p>Hires made before the call&#8217;s official start date may still qualify if made within the call&#8217;s reference year, but the application itself must be filed inside the specified window.<\/p><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #2e7d32; background: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px 20px; margin: 25px 0;\"><p>Employers preparing to make their first Spanish hire should read our overview of <a href=\"\/en\/labour-solicitor-valencia-spain\/\">labour law services in Valencia<\/a> alongside our guide on <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/hiring-employees-spain\/\">hiring employees in Spain<\/a>, both of which cover the full contract and payroll framework these grants sit within.<\/p><\/div><h2>Combining regional grants with national bonifications<\/h2><p>The Valencian <strong>subsidies for indefinite hiring<\/strong> can generally be combined with national employer social security bonifications for the same hire, subject to the specific rules of each programme.<\/p><p>National bonifications reduce the employer&#8217;s monthly Social Security contribution rather than paying a lump sum, so the two operate through different mechanisms and different administrative bodies (Labora for the regional grant, TGSS for the national bonification).<\/p><p>A single hire of a long-term unemployed worker over 50 can therefore generate:<\/p><p>A \u20ac11,113 lump sum from Labora on hire.<\/p><p>Monthly social security reductions of \u20ac55 to \u20ac125 for up to 36 months under the applicable national programme.<\/p><p>Total combined savings of \u20ac13,000 to \u20ac15,000 per hire over three years, depending on salary level and priority-group combination.<\/p><blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #2e7d32; padding: 15px 20px; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 25px 0;\"><p>The 2024 Labora call published a total budget of over \u20ac25 million for regional hiring grants, distributing funds across roughly 2,200 approved permanent hires in the Valencian Community.<\/p><\/blockquote><h2>Compliance obligations after receiving the grant<\/h2><p>Grant recipients must maintain the employment relationship for a minimum period specified in the call, typically three years for full amount retention.<\/p><p>Early termination of the contract triggers a proportional refund obligation to Labora, calculated against the remaining unfulfilled portion of the commitment period.<\/p><p>Exceptions apply for lawful dismissals for cause and for voluntary resignations by the worker, but the burden of proof rests on the employer.<\/p><p>Grant recipients also undertake to inform Labora of any material change to the employment relationship (reduction in hours, change of role, or transfer to another work centre outside the Valencian Community) within 30 days.<\/p><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #2e7d32; background: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px 20px; margin: 25px 0;\"><p>Foreign employers building a Valencian operation should also review our guides on <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/relocating-uk-employees-to-spain\/\">relocating UK employees to Spain<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/create-limited-company-in-spain\/\">creating a limited company in Spain<\/a>, both of which explain the corporate and employment frameworks these grants complement.<\/p><\/div><h2>Common mistakes to avoid<\/h2><p>Signing the contract before verifying the worker&#8217;s priority-group status, then discovering the hire does not qualify.<\/p><p>Missing the annual call&#8217;s submission window despite having made a qualifying hire during the reference year.<\/p><p>Failing to keep the worker in post for the full commitment period and being required to refund the grant.<\/p><p>Overlooking the possibility of combining the Labora grant with national social security bonifications, and undercalculating the total available saving.<\/p><p>Transferring the work centre outside the Valencian Community without prior notice to Labora, which can invalidate the grant retroactively.<\/p><p>Detailed technical specifications for each annual call are published on the <a href=\"https:\/\/labora.gva.es\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Labora Servei Valenci\u00e0 d&#8217;Ocupaci\u00f3 i Formaci\u00f3 portal<\/a>.<\/p><div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; margin: 30px 0;\"><h2>Talk to our team about your Valencian hire<\/h2><p>Our Valencia office advises international and Spanish employers on eligibility for regional and national hiring incentives, contract drafting, TGSS registration and full grant application dossiers.<\/p><p>We work in English, French, Spanish and Russian, and have supported employer hiring decisions across the Valencian Community since 1960.<\/p><p>Email: felix.delaguia@delaguialuzon.com<\/p><p>Phone: +34 963 74 16 57<\/p><p>Avinguda Regne de Valencia 6, 1\u00ba-2\u00ba, 46005 Valencia.<\/p><\/div><h2>Frequently asked questions about the subsidies for indefinite hiring<\/h2><h3>What are the subsidies for indefinite hiring in the Valencian Community?<\/h3><p>Regional grants administered by Labora that reward employers for signing permanent full-time contracts with unemployed workers from four priority groups. Base amount \u20ac11,113, rising to \u20ac31,752 for hires of workers with severe disability.<\/p><h3>Who qualifies as a priority-group worker?<\/h3><p>Four categories: people at risk of social exclusion (accredited by social services), the long-term unemployed (12 of last 18 months registered), workers over 50, and people with disabilities of 33% or above.<\/p><h3>How much is the base subsidy?<\/h3><p>\u20ac11,113 for a standard priority-group hire on an indefinite full-time contract. Uplifts apply for women and disabled workers (\u20ac14,428), victims of gender violence (\u20ac23,814) and workers with severe disability (\u20ac31,752).<\/p><h3>Which employers can claim the grant?<\/h3><p>Any private legal employer with a work centre in the Valencian Community, including aut\u00f3nomos registered under RETA. Public sector bodies are excluded from the regional grant.<\/p><h3>How is the application submitted?<\/h3><p>Electronically through the Generalitat Valenciana e-office, using the specific procedure enabled for each annual Labora call. Digital certificate or Cl@ve identification is required.<\/p><h3>How long must the worker stay employed?<\/h3><p>Typically three years for full amount retention. Early termination triggers proportional refund unless the dismissal is for lawful cause or the worker resigns voluntarily.<\/p><h3>Can the Labora grant be combined with national bonifications?<\/h3><p>Yes, in most cases. The two operate through different mechanisms: Labora pays a lump sum on hire, national bonifications reduce monthly social security contributions. Combined savings can reach \u20ac13,000 to \u20ac15,000 per hire.<\/p><h3>Are part-time contracts eligible?<\/h3><p>Only in the case of hires of workers with severe disability, where contracts of 15 hours or more per week qualify with a proportional reduction of the grant amount.<\/p><h3>What happens if the worker resigns before the commitment period ends?<\/h3><p>Voluntary resignation is generally accepted without refund liability, provided proper documentation is kept. Termination by the employer requires either just cause or a proportional refund to Labora.<\/p><h3>When does the current Labora call open?<\/h3><p>Annual calls are typically published in spring or early summer, with submission windows of six to eight weeks. 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