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JobTrainer skills package announced

The Australian Government will invest $2 billion to give hundreds of thousands of Australians ac

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Registration is now open for the Australian Government’s small business wage subsidy to retain apprentices and trainees

From today employers can begin registering to receive a 50 percent subsidy for wages paid to apprentices between January to March this year.

This will provide urgent financial assistance to help businesses retain their existing apprentices and trainees through the Government’s $1.3 billion Supporting Apprentices and Trainees package .

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Supporting Apprentices and Trainees

The Government is supporting small businesses to retain their apprentices and trainees . Eligible employers can apply for a wage subsidy of 50 per cent of the apprentice’s or trainee’s wage for 9 months from 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020. Where a small business is not able to retain an apprentice, the subsidy will be available to a new employer. The wage subsidy will be claimable for wages paid since 1 January 2020.

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