HSA May 2021
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AHA|SA MEMBER INFORMATION<br />
Skills and<br />
Training<br />
Support for<br />
the Hospitality<br />
Sector<br />
OWEN WEBB<br />
AHA|SA WORKPLACE<br />
RELATIONS MANAGER<br />
This is a particularly challenging<br />
time for Members as they continue<br />
to try and invest in their employees<br />
in the future, whilst at the same time<br />
navigating through the challenges<br />
that COVID-19 continues to produce.<br />
There are a range of skills and<br />
training support from both the<br />
Federal and State government’s that<br />
employers in the hospitality sector<br />
can try and access. We have outlined<br />
some of those initiatives below.<br />
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT<br />
SUPPORT<br />
Boosting Apprenticeship<br />
Commencement Wage Subsidy<br />
The Boosting Apprenticeship<br />
Commencements Scheme<br />
is a wage subsidy scheme to<br />
support employers to employ new<br />
apprentices and trainees.<br />
Any business who takes on a new<br />
apprentice or trainee between 5<br />
October 2020 and 30 September<br />
<strong>2021</strong> will be eligible for a 50 per<br />
cent wage subsidy regardless of<br />
business size, location, industry<br />
or occupation.<br />
What wage subsidy is available?<br />
For a new or recommenced<br />
apprentice or trainee engaged<br />
between 5 October 2020 and 30<br />
September <strong>2021</strong>, employers may be<br />
eligible for a wage subsidy of 50 per<br />
cent of wages for a 12-month period<br />
from the date of commencement to<br />
a maximum of $7,000 per quarter.<br />
Payments are made quarterly in<br />
arrears, with final claims to be<br />
lodged by 31 December 2022.<br />
What eligibility criteria exists for<br />
employers?<br />
For a business to be eligible, the<br />
employer must:<br />
• Engage an Australian Apprentice<br />
or trainee between 5 October 2020<br />
and 30 September <strong>2021</strong>; and<br />
• The Australian Apprentice or<br />
trainee must be undertaking<br />
a Certificate II or higher<br />
qualification, and has a training<br />
contract that is formally approved<br />
by the state training authority.<br />
An employer will not be eligible<br />
for the wage subsidy where the<br />
apprentice or trainee is receiving<br />
any other form of Australian<br />
Government wage subsidy.<br />
HOW DO EMPLOYERS REGISTER<br />
AND APPLY FOR THE SUBSIDY?<br />
Members are encouraged<br />
to contact an Australian<br />
Apprenticeship Support Network<br />
Provider to discuss eligibility and<br />
how to apply for the subsidy.<br />
For more information in relation<br />
to the Boosting Apprenticeship<br />
Commencements Scheme click on<br />
the link below: https://www.dese.<br />
gov.au/boosting-apprenticeshipcommencements<br />
<br />
JOBMAKER HIRING CREDIT<br />
The JobMaker Hiring Credit Scheme<br />
is available to employers for each<br />
new job they create in which they<br />
hire an eligible person aged 16 to<br />
35 years old.<br />
What subsidies are available?<br />
Eligible employers are able to claim<br />
$200 a week for each additional<br />
eligible employee they hire aged 16<br />
to 29 years old and $100 a week for<br />
each additional eligible employee<br />
aged 30 to 35 years old.<br />
Eligible employers will be able<br />
receive payment for up to 12<br />
months for each new job created<br />
from 7 October 2020 to 6 October<br />
<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
How will employers claim the<br />
credit?<br />
The JobMaker Hiring Credit is<br />
claimed quarterly in arrears from the<br />
ATO. There are reporting obligations<br />
on employers to ensure they meet<br />
the eligibility criteria.<br />
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