Employment support

We provide services for persons with disabilities in accordance with Act 5/2004 Coll. on employment services and later amended regulations (establishment of a SHELTERED WORKSHOP and its implementation) and at the same time we provide professional advice regarding the establishment of a SOCIAL ENTERPRISE in accordance with Act no. 112/2018 Coll. on the social economy and social enterprises and on the amendment of certain laws.

In addition to persons without any disadvantage, the social enterprise also employs 30% of disadvantaged or vulnerable persons. Both persons with disabilities (physical and mental disabilities, persons with combined disabilities, mental illnesses) and persons with social disadvantages (eg persons returning from prison, the homeless, former users of addictive substances and others) are considered disadvantaged.

We offer the following services:

1. A) Establishment of sheltered workshops and sheltered workplaces with the use of the state contribution to support the employment of persons with disabilities (§55-60 of Act 5/2004 Coll.)

B) Establishment of social enterprises with the use of state compensatory subsidies to support the employment not only of the disabled, but also of other disadvantaged and vulnerable persons in accordance with Act no. 112/2018 Coll. On the social economy and social enterprises and on the amendment of certain laws.

Establishment of social enterprises and sheltered workshops and sheltered workplaces from the first idea, effective setting of the number of persons with disabilities and work assistants, financial analysis, SWOT analysis, job preparation for persons with disabilities, special adjustments of the environment for persons with disabilities in the workplace, communication with labour offices, preparation and submission of applications for state grants, etc. until the successful acquisition of the registered social enterprise, sheltered workshop and sheltered workspace status and the signing of a state contribution agreement by the relevant labour offices.

2. Regular monthly administration and applications for refunds of state subsidies for sheltered workshops and social enterprises

Monthly administration and submission of applications for agreed state subsidies to labour offices (eg work assistance and payroll, payslips, statements to insurance companies, attendance, etc.)

3. Hiring of employees – persons with disabilities (§63 of Act 5/2004 Coll.), disadvantaged and vulnerable persons (Act 112/2018)

Activities of the supported employment agency – hiring of persons with disabilities as suitable employees for the required job positions on the basis of psychodiagnostics, human resources and work psychology.

4. Award of contracts to social enterprises, sheltered workshops or sheltered workplaces and payment of compulsory levy.

Advice and consultation for employers obliged to employ persons with disabilities regarding the selection of interesting services or products from all sheltered workshops and sheltered workspace in Slovakia for the employer, placing a replacement order, complete administration and processing of documents for placing a replacement order for labour offices, assistance in setting up a suitable a combination of payment of the compulsory levy, award of the contract and employment of disadvantaged and vulnerable persons with the employer, advice on possible problems with substitute performance contracts, etc.

5. Effective management of social enterprises, sheltered workshops and sheltered workspace

Setting up effective management, marketing, PR activities, product management, social responsibility, etc. to increase the revenues of social enterprises, sheltered workshops and workspace from the sale of their products and services to the public and companies.

In case of any questions or requests, please contact marcela.hajtmankova@tenenet.sk

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