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Jelena Zivkovic |
In line with the Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disability, companies with 20 to 50 employees are obliged to employ at least one person with a disability. Furthermore, a company with 50 or more employees has the obligation for at least 5% of its workforce to comprise people with disabilities.
Companies that are not following this regulation are obligated to calculate and pay a special contribution for professional rehabilitation and employment of disabled people.
This contribution is 20% of the average monthly salary in Montenegro.
On the other hand, the government is providing following incentives in case of employment of disabled people:
Funds for the adaptation of the workplace for the disable person(s).
Credit funds for purchase of machinery, equipment and tools.
Co-financing of funds for financing disabled person's assistant.
Subventions of salary for disable person(s) as follows: 75% of gross salary for a person with at least 50% of disability in first year, 60% in the second year and 50% in following years.
Jelena Zivkovic (jelena.zivkovic@eurofast.eu)
Eurofast Global, Podgorica office
Tel: +382 20 228 490
Website: www.eurofast.eu
