Applications for Salary Promotion Measure for young workers with retroactive effect to January 2024 - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego

The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, will support young people who commit to working in the Region for at least five years, through the Salary Promotion Measure as part of the "+ Jovem" package, whose regulations were published today in the Official Journal.

The support to be awarded is aimed at two goals: support to attract talent and support to maintain talent, both are financial and will be in force for five years. 

The maximum amount of support for attracting talent is set at 2,000 Euros for graduates, 5,000 Euros for master's degree holders and 8,000 Euros for workers with a doctorate. 

In turn, the support for maintaining talent covers young people with a bachelor's and master's degree or doctorate, or graduates with a level of qualification equal to or higher than level 4 of the National Qualifications Framework, who file a Personal Income Tax (IRS) return and who have earned income within category A or B (employment income or self-employment income) of the Personal Income Tax. 

In this case, the support is awarded according to the amount of the net collection, corresponding to 100%, also for a period of five years.

Applications for this new measure to attract and maintain young people on each Azorean island open on August 1 via the empregojovem.azores.gov.pt portal. 

Young people aged 35 or under at the time of beginning their professional activity can benefit from the Salary Promotion Measure, through a contract indefinite duration or a fixed-term contract or through the ESTAGIAR L and T programmes, including young people who began their activity on or after January 1, 2024. 

According to the Ordinance issued by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, this measure aims to reward the pursuit of higher education and contribute to the salary promotion of qualified young people choosing to work in the Autonomous Region of the Azores.

The Salary Promotion Measure is implemented through the Regional Directorate for Vocational Training and Employment.

The "+ Youth" package is an initiative of the PSD/CDS/PPM coalition Government, created by Resolution of the Government Council on July 10, to attract and maintain young talent in the Azores, aligned with the commitment made in the Programme of the XIV Government.

More information on the "+ Youth" package at https://juventude.azores.gov.pt/.