--- title: Don't miss out on a $10,000 wage subsidy! description: Are you an employer? $10,000 wage subsidy is available to employers who hire a new employee under the Federal Government's Employer Job Incentive Scheme. image: https://trekkadvisory.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Images/28%20Glenn%20Smith-%20wage%20subsidy-employing%20staff.jpg --- [!["Trekk Advisory" logo: bold black "Trekk" in modern font with smaller red "ADVISORY" below on a white background.](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/trekk-advisory-logo-black%201.png?width=150&height=75&name=trekk-advisory-logo-black%201.png "\"Trekk Advisory\" logo: bold black \"Trekk\" in modern font with smaller red \"ADVISORY\" below on a white background.")](https://trekkadvisory.com.au) - [Featured services](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/how-we-help) - [Business accounting](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/small-business-accountants) - [Clarity Bookkeeping](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/clarity-bookkeeping) - [Xero cloud accounting](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/xero-cloud-accounting) - [Advice + business advisory](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/business-advisory-services) - [Tax minimisation + planning](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/tax-minimisation-and-planning) - [Self-managed super funds](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/self-managed-super-funds) - [Business Valuations](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/business-valuations) - [How we help](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/how-we-help) - [Understand your numbers](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/how-we-help/understanding) - [Grow your numbers](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/how-we-help/growth) - [Leverage your numbers](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/how-we-help/leverage) - [Who we are](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/our-team) - [Resources](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/information-centre) - [Get in touch](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/contact) - QLD - [Brisbane](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/brisbane) - [Gympie](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/gympie) - [North Queensland](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/north-queensland) - [Rockhampton](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/rockhampton) - NSW - [Northern Rivers](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/northern-rivers) [Download: Success Checklist](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/business-success-checklist) ![Glenn Smith of Trekk Advisory Townsville talks about the wage subsidy for employing staff.](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/hubfs/Blog%20Images/28%20Glenn%20Smith-%20wage%20subsidy-employing%20staff.jpg) April 16, 2021 By Eryan Haddon # Don't miss out on a $10,000 wage subsidy! ##### Share: - - - Employing staff can be costly and time-consuming at the best of times – Don’t miss out on any Federal Government incentives that you are entitled to receive! Under the new ‘employer focused’ jobactive model there is now a vast pool of job-ready candidates who attract a wage subsidy. Wage subsidies are a financial incentive to encourage employers to hire eligible participants in ongoing jobs by contributing to the initial costs of hiring a new employee. Wage subsidies can help to build a business and give employers greater flexibility in their hiring options. > Gone are the days of wage subsidies being reserved for only the very disadvantaged job-seekers. Today, the majority of jobactive candidates attract a generous wage subsidy. ### Up to $10,000 (inc GST) is available for new employees who are: - 15 to 24 years of age, - Indigenous Australians, or - 50 years of age and over. ### Up to $6,500 (inc GST) is available for new employees who are: - 25 to 29 years of age, - parents, or - registered with an employment services provider for 12 months or more. > For a summary of what’s available see the [Wage Subsidies fact sheet](https://www.dese.gov.au/wage-subsidies/resources/wage-subsidies-fact-sheet) on the Department of Education, Skills & Employment website.  Eligible businesses can receive payments over a six month period from employment services providers. Employers can negotiate how often they are made, for example weekly or fortnightly. ### Employers can access a wage subsidy if they: - have an Australian Business Number (ABN) - have not previously received a wage subsidy for the same person - are not an Australian, state or territory government agency - offer a job that is expected to be ongoing and for an average of 20 hours per week over the six 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. ### Some jobs are not eligible for a wage subsidy, including: - work that displaces an existing employee - commission-based, subcontracting or self-employment positions and - work for an immediate family member. ### **How to manage a wage subsidy** A wage subsidy consists of a head agreement and individual schedules for each new employee. These can be viewed and managed via the [jobactive website](https://jobactive.gov.au/). For more information about how to manage a wage subsidy agreement see the Managing Wage Subsidies – how to guide found below: - [Managing Wage Subsidies – how to guide](https://www.dese.gov.au/wage-subsidies/resources/managing-wage-subsidies-how-guide) ### **References:** - SunSuper - [Don’t miss out on a $10,000 Federal Government wage subsidy](https://www.sunsuper.com.au/knowledge-centre/new-starter-wage-subsidy) - Department of Education, Skills & Employment – [Restart Helps Mature Workers](https://www.dese.gov.au/restart-help-employ-mature-workers) - Department of Education, Skills & Employment – [Wage Subsidies](https://www.dese.gov.au/wage-subsidies)   [Created with Sketch.](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://trekkadvisory.life/journal/employing-staff-dont-miss-out-on-a-wage-subsidy) [Created with Sketch.](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://trekkadvisory.life/journal/employing-staff-dont-miss-out-on-a-wage-subsidy&hashtags=) [Created with Sketch.](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://trekkadvisory.life/journal/employing-staff-dont-miss-out-on-a-wage-subsidy&title=employing-staff?-don't-miss-out-on-a-$10,000-wage-subsidy!) #### About Author [Eryan Haddon](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/information-centre/author/eryan-haddon) Eryan is an Director of Trekk Advisory and operates from our Townsville and Mount Isa offices. 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