First Job plan launched to help school-leavers get a foot on the career ladder

A special program started on Tuesday, created by the government and addressed to school-leavers facing the current difficult situation on the labor market. This year 900,000 high-school graduates have to find a place on the job market, which is undergoing a crisis with unemployment in the country growing towards the 20% mark and young people particularly affected. The government's program, called "Pierwsza Praca" (First Job), supports those employers deciding to create positions by refunding the costs of remuneration and social security contributions for one year. Graduates who want to start their own businesses will have the opportunity of training and advice. The government plans to grant the program around zl. 700 million by the year-end. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 7) P.W.