How to get government support for employing the unemployed in 2021

State payment amount

We are talking about partial compensation of wages that the employer will pay to the person hired. The subsidy is calculated based on three minimum wages with an increase by the regional coefficient (if any) and the amount of accrued insurance premiums. The result obtained is multiplied by the number of employed people.

The subsidy is issued in three stages:

The organization will receive the first payment one month after accepting the unemployed;
the second - after 3 months;
the third - in six months.

The rules apply to every employed person. Thus, the authorities decided to promote the employment of Russians who lost their earnings during the pandemic.

Conditions for receiving a subsidy

Employers who wish to participate in the program can receive assistance from the state in employing citizens who meet several criteria:

the person hired must be registered at the labor exchange as unemployed until the beginning of 2021;
a person referred by the employment service and hired does not have a job at the time of his referral to the employer;
on the date of signing the employment contract, the unemployed person should not have income from other work activities, including income from business;
the result of the approved subsidy is that by December 15, 2021, the enterprise must retain at least 80% of the number of unemployed Russians hired.

Increased unemployment benefits

The legislation specifies what kind of assistance an unemployed person can receive from the state—unemployment benefits. During the period of high alert measures, it was increased to 12,130 rubles, regardless of the level of income at the previous place of work. This rule was introduced by government decree No. 346 of March 27, 2020.

All measures of social support for unemployed citizens (including compensation for unemployed citizens in the amount of 19,500 rubles introduced by decree of the mayor of the capital until September) have ceased to apply.

Currently, only one benefit has been established at the federal level: an increased maximum benefit amount to 12,130 rubles. By Resolution No. 988 of 07/04/2020, this limit was introduced for the entire 2020 instead of the previously planned amount of 8,000 rubles.

IMPORTANT!

All payments to unemployed citizens due to the pandemic will cease from October 2021. Increased benefits for the unemployed during quarantine are no longer paid (standard calculation rules apply for everyone) and compensation of 3,000 for children.

How to get government support for employing the unemployed

The Social Insurance Fund, which is responsible for the distribution of subsidies, will issue them directly to the employer according to the register. In this case, there is no need to enter into any agreements with him.

First, you need to submit an application to the employment center through your personal account on the “Work in Russia” resource with a list of available vacancies for which you plan to employ unemployed people. The state service of the employment service body is to assist in the selection of registered applicants. In turn, the Social Insurance Fund will receive information about the employment of the unemployed from employment centers.

In order for your company to be included in such a register, the following conditions must be met:

there are no arrears of wages, taxes, insurance premiums, penalties, fines and interest;
there are no overdue debts on subsidies taken from the federal budget;
loans received by credit institutions, in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 279 dated February 27, 2021, were repaid in full;
the organization must be operating and not in the process of reorganization or bankruptcy;
the organization must not be registered offshore or the participation of the offshore company in its authorized capital does not exceed 50%;
the company's management - the director and chief accountant - are not disqualified;
a new employee is hired full-time and with a salary not lower than the minimum wage.

A month after the date of employment of the unemployed, the employer sends an application to the Social Insurance Fund to include him in the register of subsidy recipients. The FSS will check the compliance of the conditions and the accuracy of the information provided by the employer. Along with this, the fund will monitor the fact that an unemployed person is accepted into the ranks of the company and the payment of his first salary is not less than the minimum wage.

How to apply for benefits

Until December 31, a special algorithm has been established on how to receive money from the state for unemployment during the period of self-isolation, approved by government decree No. 460 of 04/08/2020.

In accordance with this document, the following principles for issuing benefits apply:

Personal visits to employment centers are not provided; the application is submitted remotely through the “Work in Russia” portal or through State Services. To use these portals you must have a verified account;
the citizen submits only an application, all other documents will be requested by employees of employment centers in the manner of interdepartmental interaction;
the employer is required to report dismissal within one day in the SZV-TD form;
The central bank receives information about earnings from the Pension Fund;
re-registration takes place in the same way, in a remote format, there is no need to visit the employment center;
CZN employees offer only such vacancies from those suitable for the employee, where the interview can be completed remotely.

Compensation payment deadline

If the employer's verification is successful, money will be sent to the company bank account specified in the application within 10 days after sending the application. Also, 10 days are given to refuse to provide a subsidy if the result of the verification is unsuccessful.

You will have to return the money if:

the company as of December 15, 2021 did not retain 80% of employed unemployed citizens;
money spent on other purposes;
if a subsidy is refused, payment of sick leave benefits for an employed unemployed person is made from the fund's budget money.

Payments due to self-isolation

Such compensation was introduced by the mayor of Moscow at the very beginning of self-isolation in March in the amount of 4,000 rubles. They were intended for pensioners, including those engaged in working activities. In connection with the new introduction of the self-isolation regime at the advisory level in Moscow, social security services with goods and products have reopened; the issue of resuming compensation has not yet been raised.

The experience of the capital was adopted by other regions, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Region, St. Petersburg. The question of how to receive compensation for self-isolation for unemployed people was regulated by local regulations; in Moscow, accruals were made automatically, without applications. At the federal level, such benefits for unemployed citizens were not introduced.

Let's sum it up

The amount of the subsidy for each hired employee is equal to three minimum wages, increased by the regional coefficient and the amount of insurance contributions. Paid in three stages.
A person hired under the program must be previously registered with the employment service and not work anywhere.
As of December 15, 2021, at least 80% of the admitted unemployed must work in the organization.
The company must be active, without debts, not registered offshore, and not have disqualified management.
The Social Insurance Fund will coordinate the work and pay subsidies from its budget.

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How to register with the Labor Center as an unemployed person

According to the law on employment, only the Employment Center at the place of permanent registration of the applicant can recognize a citizen as unemployed and assign him benefits. There are several ways to apply for registration:

by personally contacting the territorial office of the Center for Significance;
fill out an online application on the “Work in Russia” Portal;
fill out an application on the State Services Portal;

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How to register as unemployed through the “Work in Russia” Portal

To submit an application on the “Work in Russia” Portal, you must have a confirmed entry on the State Services Portal.
If you are not registered on the State Services website, then first you need to register there and confirm your account.
On the “Work in Russia” portal, you need to click the blue button “Apply for unemployment benefits online” or the red button at the top of the page “Register as unemployed” and “Submit an application.”
Follow the link “Apply for unemployment benefits.”
On the “Applicant Login” page, log in using your Government Services account.
After logging in, fill out the application and resume. The latter is necessary so that the employment center can help you find a job. It is important to indicate your professional experience and professional interests.
In the application, indicate your personal information, the address of your employment center, the method of receiving benefits, and contact information for contacting you.
Confirm that you are part of the working population and do not have an income-generating job. It is important to provide reliable information, otherwise you may be denied benefits and even held accountable.
Click on the red “Submit Application” button.
Afterwards you will be registered as an applicant. Within 11 days, the Employment Center will work on your employment. If your search for work within this time frame is unsuccessful, you will be declared unemployed and will receive benefits. The payment amount is calculated from the moment the application is submitted.
The CZN will notify you of its decision through the information system of the “Work in Russia” Portal or State Services.
If your unemployment status is denied or you withdraw your application, you can reapply after one week.

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How to register with the Central Tax Service through the State Services Portal

Log in to the State Services Portal using your account.
In your personal account or in the “Popular on the portal” section, select the item “Receiving unemployment benefits and registering with the employment center.”
Click the blue “Get Service” button.
Fill out an application in which you indicate your details, permanent registration address, contacts, card bank account (not to be confused with the card number) to transfer benefits.
Attach to your application a document on education, birth certificates of minor children, and a copy of your work record book.
Wait for a call from a specialist at the employment center.
After submitting your application, you will be assigned applicant status. And over the next 11 calendar days, the Labor Center will look for a suitable place of work for you. Be prepared to be interviewed by the employer.
If you are not employed during this time, you will be given the status of unemployed and receive benefits.
The CZN will notify you of its decision through the information system of the State Services Portal.

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How much unemployment benefit will you receive?

The amount of this benefit depends on:

the type and period of the citizen’s labor activity before he received the status of unemployed;
his average income at his last job for the last three months before dismissal;
the region in which the unemployed person lives;
reasons for job loss;
reasons for registration.

The amount of the benefit cannot be higher than the maximum amount of unemployment benefits or lower than the minimum amount of payments. In 2021, the maximum benefit amount is 12,130 rubles in the first three months, then five thousand rubles, and the minimum is one and a half thousand rubles.

In the regions of the Far North and territories equated to it, the benefit increases by the size of the regional coefficient.

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