What is the Youth Bonus Wage Subsidy?

The Australian Government offers a number of financial incentives for employers to hire eligible jobseekers. One of these is the Youth Bonus Wage Subsidy. Incentive Employment can help you gain access to the Youth Bonus Wage Subsidy when you hire eligible job seekers who are 15 to 24 years of age. This incentive is valued up to $10,000 (including GST), with payments made to you over a six-month period at intervals that you are free to negotiate. In some instances, an additional $20,000 is available to your business depending on employee eligibility.

What jobs can I offer?

Your job offerings may be either full-time, part-time or casual, and must also be:
  • Must meet the job seeker’s benchmark (from 8, 15, 20, 23 or 30 hours/week)
  • The employment must be ongoing
  • compliant with employment standards (for example, meeting the minimum award wage).
The exclusions are few and reasonable. The job you offer must not:
  • displace an existing employee
  • be a commission-based, subcontracting or self-employment role
  • be for an immediate family member.

What can I expect from the prospective employees?

At Incentive Employment, we pride ourselves on the quality of our service and ability to find staff that are a great fit for your business. We promise to add value to your hiring experience and your business by taking the risk and pain out of hiring by sourcing a large pool of eligible and suitable candidates for your role and business.

We are not a standard employment agency – in fact we source the pool of candidates we present to you from many agencies. We conduct thorough, multilayered, and prompt screening of large numbers of local candidates to ensure a perfect fit to your business.

Choosing Incentive Employment means we will work to develop a long-term relationship with you, and to strive for win–win outcomes for you and your employee, always. We will also maintain a supportive and mentoring relationship with your new employee throughout their development.

For more information visit the Workforce Australia website or contact us today.

Getting Started With Incentive

You can submit your vacancy here and a member of the team will contact you as soon as possible. Alternatively, if you’d like to find out more information, contact us by completing the contact form and we’ll call you.

    So make the most of an employee wage subsidy right now to help your business thrive!