Wage Connect is an Australian Government initiative to help you reduce the costs of taking on new staff.
From January 1, 2012 you may be eligible to receive around $5700 for each new employee, or around $220 per week (pre-GST), to subsidise the costs of wages and training for the first six months your eligible job seeker is in the job.
Advantages of Wage Connect include:
Wage Connect will help you reduce your initial training and labour costs
- At the same time, you'll be providing job seekers with the opportunity to gain work and transition to financial independence.
You'll be supported during the subsidy period
- ETC will work closely with you and your new employee to ensure you are adequately supported.
Wage Connect can be offered for any suitable type of work
- As long as the position is full-time for a minimum of 26 weeks and is expected to be ongoing and sustainable beyond the period of the subsidy.
- Wage Connect can be used for part-time positions for job seekers with particular needs.
You can claim when it suits you
- You can claim your first subsidy payment after you pay the first wages. Claims can be lodged as frequently as you wish following the payment of wages to the employee. You can submit claims weekly or fortnightly-whatever works best for you and your business!
Wage Connect is easy to set up and claim
- Simply enter into a Wage Connect Agreement with ETC prior to the job seeker commencing in the position.
- Then all you need to do is submit evidence of the employment, including details of hours worked and wages paid. We can show you how to do this.