The Government of Serbia has adopted amendments to the Decree on the program for encouraging youth employment “My first salary”, according to which that program will be continued.
According to the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, the Decree continues the successful implementation of the Youth Employment Incentive Program “My First Salary” in 2021, as a form of additional support to the process of integrating unemployed youth into the labor market.
The program will include 10,000 young people with secondary and higher education up to the age of 30, without work experience, who are on the records of the National Employment Service.
The decree determines the increased amount of funds for the beneficiaries of the new cycle of the Program, so that the beneficiaries with secondary education will be provided with a monthly financial compensation in the amount of 180 euors, and the beneficiaries with higher education in the amount of 210 euros.
The decree was adopted on the proposal of the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs.
The “My First Salary” program covered 8,224 people last year, Tanjug reports.
