Employers who carry out their work through teleworking can receive financial support from the State Budget in the amount of RON 2,500 for each teleworker. This amount is granted only once and is intended for the purchase of packages of technological goods and services necessary to the performance of their work through teleworking.
The amount is paid to employers from the unemployment insurance budget within the limits of the funds allocated for this purpose.
The method of granting this support and the categories of goods that can be purchased will be established by Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Protection within 10 days of publication of this emergency ordinance.
Conditions for granting the financial support:
- the employees have performed their work through teleworking for at least 15 working days during the state of emergency
- the employer provides the National Agency for Employment with the supporting documents for the acquisition of the goods, as established by Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Protection, within 30 days of receiving the financial support.
Source: Emergency Ordinance no. 132/2020 on the support measures for employees and employers in the context of the epidemiological situation caused by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, as well as the stimulation of employment growth, as published in the Official Gazette no. 720 on 10 August 2020.
