Media Release - More than 500 unemployed Australians back in work this month thanks to new Wage Connect subsidy 30.01.12
Date published :
30
January
2012
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP
Minister for Employment Participation
MEDIA RELEASE
30 January
2012
More than 500 unemployed Australians back in work this month
thanks to new Wage Connect subsidy
516 long term unemployed
Australians have found a paying job this month, with the help of
the Australian Government's new Wage Connect Subsidy. 35 000 new
wage subsidies are being made available over the next four years to
encourage employers to take on job seekers who have been unemployed
for more than two years. Minister for Employment Participation Kate
Ellis said that the Wage Connect Subsidy was about giving employers
the incentive to give an unemployed Australian a chance, when they
might not otherwise have been given one. "We know that having a
decent job is about so much more than just collecting a fortnightly
pay cheque," Ms Ellis said. "Having a job brings a sense of
dignity, a sense of pride in being able to provide for yourself and
your family and also a sense of connectedness with your community."
"There is no question that the new Wage Connect Subsidy will truly
change the lives of the more than 500 people who have already found
work because of it."
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