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Gipuzkoa Leads Youth Relief Contract Signings in Euskadi

Out of 76 relief contracts signed in the Basque Country last year, 34 were formalized in Gipuzkoa, accounting for 44.7% of the total.

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Generic image: Two hands signing a contract in an office.

A total of 76 young people secured a relief contract subsidized by Lanbide in the Basque Country last year, with 34 of these agreements signed in Gipuzkoa.

Gipuzkoa led the formalization of relief contracts for young people in the Basque Country last year, with 34 agreements signed, representing 44.7% of the total 76 contracts in the autonomous community. This type of contract facilitates the transition by allowing the retiring worker to overlap with their replacement, ensuring generational handover.
In Bizkaia, 31 such contracts were signed, accounting for 40.8% of the total, and the remaining 11 (14.5%) were in Araba. Data from the Basque Department of Economy, Labor and Employment indicates a slight increase in subsidized relief contracts last year compared to the previous year, although the figures from earlier years were not reached.
While this program is aimed at the entire population, those under 30 are among the most benefited, representing half of the 138 contracts of this type formalized. The requirements set by the Basque Government for subsidizing these contracts are full-time and indefinite duration, or temporary provided there is a commitment to convert them to indefinite upon expiry or beforehand. Consequently, 75 contracts were indefinite and only one was temporary.
The manufacturing industry is the economic activity that concentrates the highest number of relief contracts for young people, with 33 of the 76 contracts signed. This partly explains why the average annual remuneration for each of these contracts amounts to 29,941 euros and why men benefit more from this option, doubling the number of women. Thus, 51 relief contracts last year corresponded to young male workers compared to 25 signed with female workers under 30.
Although industry is the leading employer through this channel, relief contracts subsidized by the Basque Department of Economy, Labor and Employment have also found a good response in companies operating in other services and activities, such as information and communications or transport and storage. In total, these businesses signed 29 such labor agreements with young people under 30 in Euskadi last year, representing 38% of the total formalized.
According to Basque Government information, other economic activities such as health and social services are further down the list, where five subsidized relief contracts were formalized last year. The same number was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, while another four, completing the total, corresponded to education, just over five percentage points of the total relief contracts signed by young people under 30.
The Basque Department of Economy, Labor and Employment monitors these relief contracts to ensure compliance with the required conditions and reports positive outcomes. Last year, only two of these labor agreements with young people lapsed, with the remaining 74 remaining in force. Once again, Gipuzkoa stands out as the territory with the highest number, a total of 34 compared to 30 in Bizkaia and 10 in Araba.

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