40 000 formations prioritaires sur les métiers en tension dans les TPE/PME
Le Premier ministre s'est exprimé le 9 juin 2015 et a annoncé un certain nombre de mesures pour lever les freins à l'emploi, développer les activités, faciliter la création et la reprise et alléger les formalités des TPE et des PME.
Une mesure temporaire d’aide au recrutement du premier salarié sera mise en œuvre, à compter du 9 juin 2015, jusqu’au 8 juin 2016, pour encourager l’embauche d’un premier salarié. L’aide sera de 4 000 euros sur 2 ans, avec un premier versement de 2 000 euros dès la fin de la période d’essai.
Un plan complémentaire de 40 000 formations prioritaires sera lancé pour les demandeurs d’emploi et sera ciblé sur les métiers en tension dans les TPE et PME. Manuel Valls a également annoncé des solutions innovantes pour lever les freins à l’entrée en formation des salariés des TPE et PME et notamment de permettre le remplacement gratuit des salariés qui partent en formation : ces salariés partant en formation seront remplacés par un demandeur d’emploi de longue durée, pendant la durée de la formation. Le salaire du remplaçant sera pris en charge intégralement par Pôle emploi et un organisme paritaire collecteur.
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