Apprenticeship: State aid for hiring officially reduced

Apprenticeship aid officially reduced. After being announced at the end of December in the middle of the Christmas truce , the decree easing state support for apprenticeships was published this Sunday, February 23 in the Official Journal . It marks the end of the exceptional aid of 6,000 euros paid to all companies for hiring a work-study student. From now on, those with fewer than 250 employees will receive a check for 5,000 euros. For the largest, the potion is more bitter, with the boost falling to 2,000 euros. The amount, however, remains unchanged for employers recruiting an apprentice with a disability. "The aid is applicable for apprenticeship contracts concluded from Monday, February 24, 2025," the Ministry of Labor specified this Sunday.

According to the executive's estimates, this reform should save 1.2 billion euros per year. However, the government does not see it as a tightening of the screws, on the contrary. "This decision, expected by the stakeholders...