Published: 27.12.2022.
Updated: 14.04.2025.

The aim of the measure for prevention of unemployment "Support for regional mobility for employers" is to provide financial reimbursement of transport or rental costs for employers who provide transport for employees between their place of residence and their place of work or who provide accommodation.

Who can apply for mobility support

Employers must meet the following requirements:

  • be a merchant - a natural person (sole trader) or a commercial company (partnership and limited company) entered in the commercial register;
  • provide the employee with transport to and from the place of work or accommodation;
  • the employment relationship has been established with an employee who was unemployed before the employment relationship began, and the employee has not been employed by the employer in the previous 24 months;
  • the employment relationship with the employee is concluded for an indefinite period or for a period of not less than six months, and the employee's salary is at least the national minimum monthly wage but not more than three national minimum monthly wages;
  • the employer has no tax debts at the date of application, including compulsory national social security contributions, totalling more than EUR 150 in any one country;
  • no serious breaches of the conditions for the implementation of the SEA measures in the last year from the date of submission of the application;
  • is eligible for de minimis aid;
  • none of the exclusion provisions referred to in Article 42, Part Two, Paragraphs 4, 6 and 14 of the Public Procurement Law apply to the employer.

Financial aid available under the measure

Amount of mobility aid:

  • The aid is paid for the first four months from the date of the start of the employment relationship with the employee, if the distance from the employee's declared place of residence to the workplace is at least 15 km;
  • The amount of compensation is 10 euros per day to cover transportation or living space rental costs;
  • the aid to cover transport costs is calculated by applying the methodology for calculating and applying the standard unit cost rate per kilometre and per journey for the implementation of the Operational Programme "Growth and Employment" developed by the Ministry of Finance

How to apply for mobility support?

The employer must apply within 10 working days from the date of commencement of the employment relationship with the employee by submitting the following documents:

  • application;
  • a declaration signed by the employee on the processing of personal data, the data controller and the legal basis for the processing;
  • a copy of the employee's contract of employment;
  • a copy of the rental contract if the employer provides the accommodation.

The application can be submitted:

  • signed by a secure electronic signature sent to the official e-address.

The SEA examines employers' applications and decides whether to approve or refuse mobility aid for the employer.

In the event of a positive decision, the employer is invited to conclude a mobility aid agreement within 10 working days of the decision taking effect.

The funding granted under the Agreement is de minimis aid provided in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid; Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the agricultural sector; Commission Regulation (EU) No 717/2014 of 27 June 2014 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.