What does hiring refugees give you?
Ukrainian displaced persons, status holders and people from the Banenafspraak give you not only talent but also concrete financial benefits: LKV, wage cost subsidy, work trial, job coach and no-risk insurance. Official UWV 2025 amounts. No assumptions, only law.
Your situation
Recognized refugee with a UWV target-group declaration for the Banenafspraak. Gives the right to LKV, no-risk insurance, wage cost subsidy and a job coach.
Legal basis: Participation Act and the Wage Cost Reimbursement Act (Wtl)
Built up per employee
Ukrainian displaced persons
Under Directive 2001/55/EC you get free access to the labor market across the EU. No work permit. You must notify UWV within 2 working days. Check the current end date of the temporary protection before you rely on it.
Status holders (NL)
Recognized refugees with an asylum residence permit. After 18 months about 33% are working (CBS 2024). With a UWV target-group declaration you stack LKV, wage cost subsidy and no-risk insurance.
Fair selection
Structured interviews (Schmidt & Hunter 1998: r=.51) reduce bias from cv gaps and language barriers. Async video plus AI transcription in the mother tongue gives a better match and fewer superficial rejections.
Methodology
LKV amounts are the official UWV rates for 2025. They do not stack within one employee: we pick the highest applicable scheme. Duration 3 years (Banenafspraak/older) or 1 year (replacement).
The wage cost subsidy is a municipal scheme under the Participation Act. The average subsidy is about 30% of the minimum wage for the Banenafspraak group (Divosa benchmark 2024). The actual amount depends on the wage value assessment.
The work trial saves 2 months of gross wage × employer costs (factor 1.23 for social security, pension and holiday pay). UWV continues the benefit. Condition: intention to sign a contract.
No-risk insurance value = annual gross wage × employer costs × 5.6% absence (CBS 2024). UWV reimburses continued wage payment for up to 5 years. Substantial for longer contracts.
Ukrainians under temporary protection have no automatic LKV rights, because they have no UWV benefit before starting work. The advantage is immediate availability without a permit process, which normally takes 6 to 14 weeks.
Sources
- UWV, 2025, Loonkostenvoordelen (LKV) voor werkgeversOfficial LKV amounts 2025: €1.01 per hour (Banenafspraak, max €2,032 per year) and €3.05 per hour (older or disabled employee, max €6,000 per year).
- Belastingdienst, 2025, Handboek Loonheffingen 2025, hoofdstuk 25Legal basis of the Wage Cost Reimbursement Act (Wtl): conditions, target-group declaration and the LKV application process.
- Rijksoverheid, 2024, Werken door Oekraïense ontheemdenLabor market access for Ukrainians under temporary protection. No work permit required. Notification duty at UWV.
- Raad van de EU, 2001, Richtlijn 2001/55/EG (Tijdelijke Bescherming)Article 12: the right of displaced persons to paid employment. Activated on 4 March 2022 for Ukrainians. Check the current end date of the temporary protection before you rely on it.
- UWV, 2024, Proefplaatsing: twee maanden werken met behoud van uitkeringDuring the work trial (max 2 months) UWV continues the benefit; the employer pays no wage. Contractual intention is mandatory.
- UWV, 2024, No-riskpolis ZiektewetUWV reimburses 100% of wage costs during illness for up to 5 years after starting work, for employees from the Banenafspraak target group or with a disability.
- CBS, 2024, Arbeidsparticipatie statushoudersCohort data: after 18 months about 33% of status holders are working. Retention figures and sector distribution.
- Europese Commissie, ESF+ Programma Nederland 2021-2027Co-financing of up to 50% of training and guidance costs for vulnerable groups in the labor market.
- Schmidt & Hunter, 1998, Psychological BulletinStructured interviews (r=.51) predict job performance better than unstructured ones (r=.38). Relevant for fair selection without language or cv bias.