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Back to Work Employer Incentive Payments

Department of Trade, Employment and Training · Australia

Back to Work provides financial and non-financial support to employers who hire and retain eligible unemployed jobseekers in Queensland. Eligible employers can access support payments of up to 20000 for eligible hires under the program.

Official Grant Page

Funding

Up to $20K

Deadline

Rolling / Ongoing

Location

Queensland

Who Can Apply

- Employer must be a non-government entity with a good workplace safety and industrial relations record. - Job must be ongoing and mainly located in an eligible Queensland local government area. - Employee must be a permanent Australian resident living in Queensland and meet unemployment and prior employment conditions. - Support includes additional criteria for apprentices, trainees, youth and people with disability.
Available to eligible non-government employers who hire an eligible employee on or before 30 June 2025. Employers must not be government entities, must have a good workplace safety and industrial relations record, and must show a genuine commitment to ongoing employment. Eligible jobs must be mainly located in eligible Queensland local government areas and be ongoing paid full-time, ongoing paid part-time, suitable disability employment with approved benchmark hours, or a registered and eligible Queensland apprenticeship. Eligible employees must be permanent residents of Australia residing principally in Queensland, meet unemployment period requirements for the relevant payment, not have worked for the employer in the previous 52 weeks, be employed for at least four weeks but not more than 12 weeks when the initial payment application is made, not be current or recent full-time students, not displace existing workers, and if they have disability, be engaged in mainstream employment. Additional criteria apply for apprentice and trainee boost payments and youth boost payments.

What's Funded

Hiring and retaining eligible unemployed jobseekers in ongoing full-time or part-time roles, including eligible apprenticeships and traineeships, in eligible Queensland local government areas.

Expected Outcomes

Employment and retention of eligible jobseekers, including young people, apprentices, trainees and people with disability, in ongoing jobs in eligible Queensland regions.

Key Information

Applicant Types

companysole_traderpartnershiptrustnon_profitcooperativeindigenous_organisationother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

employment

Keywords

employmenthiringjobseekerswage supportQueenslandapprenticeshipstraineeshipsyouth employment

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Back to Work Employer Incentive Payments?

The Back to Work Employer Incentive Payments is a business grant offered by Department of Trade, Employment and Training in Australia, providing Up to $20K in funding. Back to Work provides financial and non-financial support to employers who hire and retain eligible unemployed jobseekers in Queensland. Eligible employers can access support payments of up to 20000 for eligible hires under the program.

How much funding does the Back to Work Employer Incentive Payments provide?

The Back to Work Employer Incentive Payments provides Up to $20K in funding.

Who is eligible for the Back to Work Employer Incentive Payments?

- Employer must be a non-government entity with a good workplace safety and industrial relations record. - Job must be ongoing and mainly located in an eligible Queensland local government area. - Employee must be a permanent Australian resident living in Queensland and meet unemployment and prior employment conditions. - Support includes additional criteria for apprentices, trainees, youth and people with disability.

When does the Back to Work Employer Incentive Payments close?

Applications close on 30 June 2025. This is a rolling program — new rounds may open.

What activities are funded?

Hiring and retaining eligible unemployed jobseekers in ongoing full-time or part-time roles, including eligible apprenticeships and traineeships, in eligible Queensland local government areas.

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