The Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund helps the employers find suitable employees by providing supporting labour market services when necessary. The Unemployment Insurance Fund offers information on the changes, trends and structure of the labour market, as well as on where and how to find suitable employees.
Information is available through personal appeal, by phone (+372 777 3000), email or letter.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund provides the following services to employers:
- Employment mediation – Search and selection of new employees using the help of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund. Read more in the article on recruiting employees.
- Wage subsidy – Support paid to an employer for the hiring of an unemployed person. It is designed to support the long-term unemployed, young people, people with reduced capacity for work, recipients of international protection and people who have been released from prison in finding work. A person cannot be hired with a wage subsidy if they are studying full-time or acquiring vocational education in full-time studies, including persons on academic leave.
- Apprenticeship – Train an unemployed worker for your vacancy for a limited period of time.
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Employing a person with a disability – Support available for newly hired and existing employees with disabilities.
- Compensating the employer for training.
More information on services for employers is available from the employer consultants and on the website of the Unemployment Insurance Fund.