Information about participation in the GINOP 5.3.1.

Project title: 'Screening solution for family-friendly employment'
Beneficiary name: Econoconsult Kft. - Salio Kft. - Training360 Kft. Consortium
Contracted amount of support: HUF 99,747,370
Grant rate: 100%
Actual completion date: 28.02.2017.
Project ID number: GINOP-5.3.1-14-2014-00006

Summary information

In November 2014, EconoConsult Ltd, SALIO Personal Consultancy Ltd and TRAINING360 Ltd, working as a consortium, submitted a call for proposals under the GINOP-5.3.1-14 scheme, aiming to improve the work organisation culture in companies, to promote flexible forms of employment and to reconcile work and private life. Our application was successful and we were awarded a grant of HUF 99.75 million. A feasibility study was carried out in the preparatory phase of the project, prior to the submission of the application. In the Grant Agreement, we committed to screen 35 SMEs and 1100 jobs, which we successfully delivered. As a result, the screened companies have been given the opportunity to apply for the GINOP 5.3.2.-16 scheme in 2016. Our project lasted from 01.09.2015 to 28.02.2017, during which period we carried out the following activities:

Selection, screening

• Identification of potential applicants
• Pre-screening criteria system
• Personal consultation with Employers
• Preparation of an organisational due diligence
• Preparation of labour law due diligence
• Preparation of value chain screening
• Preparation of a job screening
• Mapping the training side
• Preparation and issue of due diligence report and reorganisation plan

Workshop

• Personal consultation
• Preparation and publication of a development plan
• Conduct of staff briefings
• Mentoring
• Carrying out advisory tasks
• Best practice advice
• Holding workshops
• Organising and running events

Follow-up

• Maintaining the interest of the screened companies until the opening of Component B

The above activities were implemented by a project management team of 3 people and nearly 30 professional staff.

For clients

The consortium EconoConsult Ltd. - Salio Ltd. - Training 360 Ltd. was awarded the opportunity to implement the project "Promotion of flexible employment in convergence regions - Selection of organisations performing employer due diligence and conducting due diligence (Component A)" under the call for proposals GINOP-5.3.1-14-0006.

Background

Hungary has made firm commitments to the European Union to promote flexible forms of employment. In the coming years, substantial funding will be available for small and medium-sized enterprises in the convergence regions of Hungary (all Hungarian regions except Budapest and Pest county).

Structure of the application - implementation in two components

This resource was implemented under the GINOP 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 calls, in a less common form in Hungary, where the call is composed of two components, component A (GINOP 5.3.1) and component B (GINOP 5.3.2).

The aim of component A is for the winning consortia carrying out the audit on the development of a flexible/family-friendly organisation to examine the participating enterprises during implementation and to draw up a restructuring and development plan for them in order to increase flexible employment. There is no cost for participating SMEs to participate in Component A.

Screening protocol and development plan

Component A identifies the operational and legal areas of the Employer that can be improved to achieve flexible employment in the organisation. This could be the restructuring of job roles, the introduction of a teleworking system, the possibility of flexible working hours, or anything else that can be done within a legal framework to enable effective working to the satisfaction of both parties (employer and employee).

The audit itself provides a valuable organisational snapshot. The report on the organisation's assessment will also include a development plan to guide the HR development that SMEs can propose in the coming years and on the basis of which the organisation can apply for the resources available under Component B.

How to find out more about the resources available

Component B is expected to be launched and opened in 2016, with a budget of HUF 5 billion available. Under Component B, it is expected to be possible to apply for resources needed for job restructuring, the introduction of teleworking and the creation of flexible working hours, mainly for consultancy and training.

We believe that participation in this call for proposals is an excellent opportunity for SMEs active in convergence regions to modernise their human resources systems, increase the efficiency of their work organisation and demonstrate that they are family-friendly organisations.

What is flexible employment?

Flexible employment can increase economic adaptability and thus competitiveness. There are many groups in the labour market who, for whatever reason, cannot or do not want to work in traditional forms of employment because of caring for young children, elderly relatives or attending school. In order to exploit this untapped labour market potential, the programme aims to improve the work organisation culture in companies, to promote flexible forms of work organisation and to reconcile work and private life.

In Hungary, there are several types of flexible employment, the most important of which are:

• Fixed-term contracts,
• Fixed-term contracts,
• Fixed-term employment, fixed-term employment, reduced hours, casual work,
• Fixed-term employment, fixed-term employment, flexible forms of work, fixed-term employment, part-time employment,
• On-call work,
• Job sharing,
• Unbound work (flexible working hours),
• Telework/home office,
• Employment as a member of staff,
• Temporary agency work,
• Multiple-employment,
• Student work