Grants to Employers for Continued Payment of Wages during Major Damage/Rescue Operations - TIR
Tyrol grants employers a flat-rate reimbursement of €200 per day for employees released from work who are deployed in major damage or mountain rescue operations. Applications must be submitted by the end of the quarter following the end of the deployment.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Reimbursement of lost earnings for employers who release members of voluntary emergency organizations for at least 8 hours due to deployment in a major damage event or mountain rescue operation.
Eligible expenses
- Continued payment of wages (flat rate € 200 per day)
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Subject to the Salaried Employees Act, Estate Employees Act, General Civil Code, Agricultural Labor Act, and Austrian labor law
- Employee is released for the entire working day according to normal working hours for the compensated day
- At least 8 continuous hours of deployment
- Employee is a voluntary member of a recognized emergency organization
- Employee must not be in an employment relationship with a local authority or a company predominantly owned by a local authority
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Documents required for application
- Application form
- Required attachments
Description
The program in Tyrol supports companies whose employees are prevented from working due to their voluntary membership in recognized emergency organizations during major damage or mountain rescue operations. This direct funding compensates for lost earnings through a flat-rate reimbursement of € 200 per day per released person. The goal is to relieve the personnel resources affected by the absence of a worker during continuous operations lasting at least eight hours. The funding providers are the State of Tyrol and the federal government via the Disaster Fund, ensuring timely reimbursement and maintaining the operational readiness of the voluntary organizations.
Companies subject to Austrian labor law (including the Salaried Employees Act, General Civil Code, and Agricultural Labor Act) whose employees belong to a recognized fire brigade, rescue, or disaster relief organization may apply for the grant. A formal application using the designated form and all required attachments must be submitted no later than the end of the quarter following the deployment. The deployment must not occur within an employment relationship with regional authorities, and the release must cover a full working day. Payment is made after positive performance verification, with the Office of the Tyrolean State Government authorized to conduct random audits. Thus, companies bear no financial risk for the deployment of voluntary emergency organizations, and the personnel can engage in their commitment without economic disadvantage.
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