Wage subsidies are payments made to eligible employers to help cover the costs of paying wages in the first few months of employment for a person with disability or a person experiencing other barriers to employment.
Wage subsidies also aim to help people with disability to obtain employment and acquire valuable skills and experience.
There are a number of wage subsidy programs which are normally organised by Australian Government employment service providers.
Who can receive wage subsidies?
Australian Government employment service providers may negotiate wage subsidies with eligible employers when employment is offered under normal employee and employer arrangements, including the use of a relevant industrial agreement such as an an award or other mechanism recognised by the Australian Government.
Employers are still required to pay all wages and meet all other entitlements for their employee as required by state or federal law and include payments such as superannuation, insurance costs, occupational health and safety requirements, tax and so on.
More information?
You may like to refer your employer to the information available on JobAccess about wage subsidies. The following information prints out as a fact sheet for use by your employer:
If you are receiving assistance from an Australian Government employment service provider, you may like to contact them if you have any questions about wage subsidies: