JobsPlus – An incentive for taking on a new employee
If you are thinking of taking on a new employee you may be entitled to up to €10,000 payment from the Department of Social Welfare
JobsPlus Incentive is an employer incentive which encourages and rewards employers who offer employment opportunities to the long term unemployed. This Incentive replaces the Revenue Job Assist and Employer Job (PRSI) Exemption Scheme from 1st July 2013. Regular cash payments will be made to qualifying employers
This Incentive is designed to encourage employers and businesses to focus their recruitment efforts on those who have been out of work for long periods. The level of payment is increased for the recruitment of those out of work for more than two years.
How Much?
The Incentive will provide two levels of payment: a payment of €7,500 over two years to an employer for each person recruited who has been unemployed for more than 12 but less than 24 months and €10,000 over two years to an employer for each person recruited who has been unemployed for more than 24 months. The new Incentive will be payable monthly in arrears.
Is the payment Taxable?
Income received by an employer from this initiative will not be considered as revenue/income for income or corporation tax purposes.
Who can apply?
Jobs may be offered across a wide range of sectors and occupation areas.
However…
- Employment that is deemed to displace existing employment will be ineligible and the Department reserves the right to reclaim the payment in the event that an employer engaging in any action that displaces existing employees or conspire to create a situation where employees are made redundant in order to seek financial support under JobsPlus.
- This Incentive cannot be used to support existing employees or to offer additional working hours to employees that are on short-time or reduced hours of work.
What do I apply and Register?
Once an employer decides to recruit an additional employee they can log on to www.jobsplus.ie and complete an online application form which gathers basic information such as name of company, size of workforce, bank details, economic sector of company and includes providing permission for an officer of the Department to check their tax clearance certificate online. Once this is submitted an Officer of the Department will review, check the tax clearance certificate is in order and if approved will revert promptly to the employer via e-mail.
Next step ?
Once an employer receives eligibility confirmation from the Department they may proceed with their recruitment. At this stage an Employer could contact his local Intreo centre or employment services for details of suitably experienced and qualified candidates for their vacancy. An employer may also wish to consider advertising their vacancy on www.jobsireland.ie
