Back to Work program delivers for Ipswich jobseekers

Ipswich employers are being encouraged to hire a jobseeker and put themselves into line for support payments of up to $20,000 per worker under the Palaszczuk Government’s Back to Work jobs program.

Assistant Minister of State Assisting The Premier and Member for Ipswich Jennifer Howard today visited a local business which had taken advantage of the program to hire a local jobseeker.

Ms Howard said it was fantastic to see local businesses including Stroud Homes hiring workers.

“Ipswich employers are getting right behind our Back to Work program,” she said.

“This highly successful program has already supported 7,500 Queenslanders into jobs, including pending applications, and these numbers are growing by the day.

“I say to Ipswich employers out there, if you’re thinking of hiring, get in touch with our local Back to Work team to put yourself in line for support payments of up to $20,000.”

Employment Minister Grace Grace said: “Businesses often need that extra bit of confidence to take someone on board and this program is delivering that confidence in spades.

“The Back to Work program is supporting thousands of Queenslanders in jobs and injecting millions of dollars into local economies.”

Back to Work South East Queensland (including Ipswich)*

From July 1, 2017

Support payments available for eligible employers of up to:

• $15,000 for eligible employers who hire a long-term unemployed jobseeker (a person unemployed for 52 weeks or more)
• $20,000 for a young jobseeker (aged between 15-24 years)
• To be eligible, employees need to have started work on, or after Saturday 1 July 2017, and have been employed for at least four weeks. 

Back to Work Regional Queensland *

Support payments currently available for eligible employers of up to: 

• $10,000 for hiring an unemployed worker (specific to regional Queensland, outside South East Queensland)
• $15,000 for hiring a long-term unemployed worker (a person unemployed for 52 weeks or more)
• $20,000 Youth Boost for hiring a young jobseeker aged 15-24 years (must be employed by 31 October 2017 (inclusive))

Businesses can visit www.qld.gov.au/backtowork or call 13 QGOV (13 74 68) for more information about Back to Work, or to apply for an employer support payment.

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