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JobCover Placement Program NSW

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Australian GovernmentBusiness SupportNSW

About this grant

The JobCover Placement Program provides incentives to employers to employ a worker who has a work related injury or illness and is unable to return to work with their pre-injury employer.

Key facts

Funding amount$27400.0M – $27400.0M (non-repayable)

Deadline (0 days remaining)

Grant typeOpen

Funding typeGrant

CountryAustralia

RegionNSW

Funding bodyAustralian Government - Department of Industry

IndustriesGeneral

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

NSW businesses.
Overview
Employers participating in this scheme will receive:
incentive payments for up to 12 months
an exemption of the injured worker’s wages from the employer’s workers compensation premium calculation for up to 2 years
protection against further costs associated with changes occurring to the worker’s existing injury for up to 2 years.
The maximum incentive payments are:
$400 per week for the first 12 weeks (maximum of $4,800)
$500 per week for the next 14 weeks (maximum $7,000)
$600 per week for the next 26 weeks (maximum $15,600).
Check if you can apply
To be eligible, employers must:
be a different employer to the pre-injury employer
hold a current workers compensation policy with an insurer or a self-insurer’s licence
not be grouped with the pre-injury employer for workers compensation insurance or insured under the same group self-insurer licence as the pre-injury employer
be able to offer employment to a worker for a minimum of 12 months
provide a minimum of 64 paid hours per month or a return to the worker's pre-injury hours
not be in receipt of any other wage subsidy for the worker
adhere to their jurisdiction’s workers compensation and workplace health and safety legislation.
Apply now
Apply for the JobCover Placement Program NSW
Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.
Learn how to apply
Contact information
Phone:
13 74 72
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What the funding covers

Incentive payments of up to $27,400 for up to 12 months.

How to apply

1Visit https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/jobcover-placement-program-nsw for application details

Application tips

Apply on official website

Grant details are sourced from official public databases and reviewed weekly. Eligibility criteria, funding amounts, and deadlines may change without notice. Always confirm details on the Australian Government - Department of Industry website before applying.

FUNDING AMOUNT$27400.0M – $27400.0MNon-repayable grant

DEADLINE0 days remaining

GRANT TYPEOpen

COUNTRYAUAustralia

REGIONNSW

INDUSTRIES

General

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Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

NSW businesses.

Overview

Employers participating in this scheme will receive:

incentive payments for up to 12 months

an exemption of the injured worker’s wages from the employer’s workers compensation premium calculation for up to 2 years

protection against further costs associated with changes occurring to the worker’s existing injury for up to 2 years.

The maximum incentive payments are:

$400 per week for the first 12 weeks (maximum of $4,800)

$500 per week for the next 14 weeks (maximum $7,000)

$600 per week for the next 26 weeks (maximum $15,600).

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, employers must:

be a different employer to the pre-injury employer

hold a current workers compensation policy with an insurer or a self-insurer’s licence

not be grouped with the pre-injury employer for workers compensation insurance or insured under the same group self-insurer licence as the pre-injury employer

be able to offer employment to a worker for a minimum of 12 months

provide a minimum of 64 paid hours per month or a return to the worker's pre-injury hours

not be in receipt of any other wage subsidy for the worker

adhere to their jurisdiction’s workers compensation and workplace health and safety legislation.

Apply now

Apply for the JobCover Placement Program NSW

Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.

Learn how to apply

Contact information

Phone:

13 74 72