Financial incentives for businesses to hire staff

Wage Subsidies provide financial incentives to employers to hire and retain eligible job seekers in ongoing and sustainable positions.

Overview

Wage subsidies provide Australian businesses with financial incentives to hire and retain eligible job seekers in ongoing and sustainable positions.

Up to $10,000 (GST inclusive) is available for new employees who are:

• 15 to 24 years of age
• Indigenous Australians
• 50 years of age and over

Up to $6,500 (GST inclusive) is available for new employees who are:

• 25 to 29 years of age
• parents
• registered with an employment services provider for 12 months or more

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, you must:

• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• hire an eligible jobseeker for an ongoing position
• not be an Australian, state or territory government Agency
• not have previously received a wage subsidy for the same person
• offer a job that is expected to be ongoing and for an average of 20 hours per week over the 6 months of the wage subsidy agreement
• offer a job that complies with employment standards for the position - for example, is suitable work and pays as a minimum the national award wage

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Wage Subsidies.