Back to Work Scheme
Declaration by Eligible Employer
I Certifythat:
- On <……insert date……> ,……insert eligible employee name……> commenced employment with <……insert eligible employer name……>
- I am satisfied that he/she falls into the following category of eligible employee[1] (select one category only) :
Eligible employee category
Young unemployed
Long-term unemployed
Out-of-trade apprentice
Retrenched worker
Retrenched automotive worker
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Apprentice/trainee
Current or recent criminal justice client
Eligible employee category
Current or recent youth justice client
Disability pensioner
Member of a drought-affected farm household
Refugee
Social housing tenant
Sole parent pensioner
Young person in or exiting out of home care
- I am satisfied that < insert eligible employer name> will keep all records that are necessary for five years and will provide them to the Commissioner of State Revenue on request.
- I understand that penalties may apply for providing false or misleading information.
Signature of eligible employerDate of declaration
or duly authorised representative
Name
Position (if applicable)
Back to Work Scheme
Declaration by Eligible Employer
Eligible employees must be unemployed prior to commencing work. A person is an eligible employee if they fall into one of the following categories and commenced employment with the eligible employer in the relevant date range.
EligibleEmployee category / Requirements / Employment start date
Young unemployed / A person is a young unemployed person if they:
-are aged 15 to 25 years (inclusive) at the time they commence employment
-were unemployed for a continuous period of at least 3 months prior to commencing employment, and
-were actively looking for full-time or part-time work during that period. / 1 Apr 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Long-term unemployed / The requirements of this category differ depending on whether the employee commenced work before or on or after 1 November 2015. / 1 Apr 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
If the person commenced work between 1 April 2015 and 31 October 2015, they will meet the requirements if they were:
-unemployed for a continuous period of at least 52 weeks prior to commencing employment, and
-actively looking for full-time or part-time work during that period.
If the person commenced work on or after 1 November 2015, they will meet the requirements if they were:
-unemployed for a continuous period of at least 26 weeks prior to commencing employment, and
-actively looking for full-time or part-time work during that period.
Retrenched worker / A person is a retrenched worker if they lost their last job because it was made redundant (i.e. their job was no longer needed) or their employer became insolvent or bankrupt. / 1 Apr 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Retrenched automotive worker / A person is a retrenched automotive worker if they lost their last job in Victoria because it was made redundant (i.e. their job was no longer needed) or their employer became insolvent or bankrupt and their employer was in the automotive industry.
The automotive industry includes a business that had been in operation in Victoria before May 2013 in one or more of the following categories:
- Motor vehicle producer,
- Producer of automotive components,
- Producer of automotive machine tools or automotive tooling,
- Materials supplier (e.g. a supplier of plastics, metals, or oils) to original equipment motor vehicle producers, or
- Provider of automotive services to original equipment motor vehicle producers
An automotive component producer is a producer of at least one kind of automotive component to the original equipment sector. Automotive components do not include a component that is not purpose-built for automotive use (e.g. a fastener or electrical device in general use).
A materials supplier is a person who supplies materials to the automotive industry that are directly related to the production of motor vehicles (e.g. plastics, metals, oils).
An automotive machine tool or automotive tooling producer is a producer of automotive machine tools or automotive tooling of a kind that are designed and built to be used solely for the production of motor vehicles, engines, engine components or automotive components.
A provider of automotive services includes a business that provides design, development or engineering services to the automotive industry. / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017*
*Claims for employees hired between 1 Apr 2015 and 31 Oct 2015 can be made under the retrenched worker category
Out-of-trade apprentice / An out-of-trade apprentice is a retrenched worker who has had their training contract in an approved training scheme cancelled by their employer because of a lack of work. If a new eligible employer hires the out-of-trade apprentice to resume and complete their apprenticeship, the new employer may be eligible for a Back to Work payment. / 1 Apr 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander / An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is:
- A person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent,
- Who identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, and
- Who is accepted as such by the community with which the person associates
Apprentice and trainee / A person is an apprentice or trainee for the purposes of the Back to Work Scheme if they were:
-unemployed prior to commencing employment, and
-hired to undertake an apprenticeship or traineeship through a training contract in an approved training scheme. / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Current youth justice client / A person is a current youth justice client if at the time of commencing employment they are supervised by Youth Justice on a relevant court order.
A relevant court order is a:
- Deferral of Sentence or Supervised Bail Order (supervised by Youth Justice from the Children’s Court or Adult Courts)
- Probation Order
- Youth Supervision Order
- Youth Attendance Order / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Recent youth justice client / A person is a recent youth justice client if, within the last 12 months, they:
-exited from a Youth Justice Centre on temporary leave or a Youth Parole Order,
-were released on remission,
-were released after a short sentence, or
-were released after a period of remand / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Current criminal justice client / A person is a current criminal justice client if at the time of commencing employment they are supervised by Corrections Victoria under a community correction order (including those with supervision or community work conditions). / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Recent criminal justice client / A person is a recent criminal justice client if, within the last 12 months, they exited an adult prison, either:
- on a parole order, or
- after completing their sentence, or
- after a period of remand
Disability pensioner / A disability pensioner is a person in receipt of the Disability Support Pension at the time of commencing employment. / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Member of a drought-affected farm household / A person is a member of a drought-affected farm household if their home address is a farm property in north-west Victoria at the time of commencing employment with the eligible employer, or their home address was a farm property in north-west Victoria immediately before commencing employment with the eligible employer.
Note: The farm property itself (or a business owned or run by that farm) is not eligible to hire the employee.
North-west Victoria means the area within the shires of Buloke, Yarriambiak, Loddon, Northern Grampians, Horsham, Hindmarsh, Ganawarra, Pyrenees, Central Goldfields, and West Wimmera. / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Refugee / A refugee is a person who at the time of commencing employment is:
- a current holder of a visa under the Australian Government’s refugee and humanitarian program, or
- is currently listed on that visa under the "split family provisions", and
- the visa was first granted up to five years before commencing employment with the eligible employer
Social housing tenant / A person is a social housing tenant if at the time of commencing employment they are:
-a tenant of public housing or community housing, or
-a person of working age living in that household.
Public housing is long term housing owned and managed by the Director of Housing. Community housing is housing owned and/or managed by a registered not-for-profit housing agency. / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Sole parent pensioner / A sole parent pensioner is a person in receipt of the Parenting Payment Single payment at the time of commencing employment. / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Young person in out of home care / A person is a young person in out of home care if at the time of commencing employment they are:
-under 18 years of age, and
-in the care of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services / 1 Nov 2015 to 31 Mar 2017
Young person exiting out of home care / A person is a young person exiting of home care if, within the last 12 months, the person:
-Left the care of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
-On leaving the care, the person:
- was of an age to live independently (i.e. over 16 years of age), or
- intended to live independently.
[1]See definitions overleaf.