Clause References: Payment of Service Fees Clause 92 The Department’s IT Systems will generate a Tax Invoice for the applicable 13 week period for that individual Participant and Clause 142 automatically pay a Service Fee, if system checks have been Clause 144 passed. The Department’s IT Systems will make the following Clause 145 checks. Employment Assistance: Work Assist Participant is Commenced; and Participant’s Job Plan has a status of ‘approved.’ A second Work Assist Service Fee can be claimed after the Participant has received 13 weeks of Work Assist. The Department’s IT Systems will generate a Tax Invoice for the applicable 13 week period for the Work Assist Participant and automatically pay a Service Fee, if system checks have been passed. Incorrect Payment of Service If the DES Provider has been paid a Service Fee in error, they must notify the Department. Work Assist Service Fees are listed at Attachment B to this Guideline and are inclusive of GST. Pro-rata Service Fee following transfer from a Relinquishing Provider If a Participant transfers to a different DES Provider or Exits, the Department’s IT Systems will calculate a pro-rata amount of the Service Fee applicable to the Participant, which is to be either recovered or offset through future payment instalments. 8. DES Provider sets Although a Work Assist Participant is already Employed when Employment Anchor they Commence in the DES Program, they start to progress Date and continues to towards a Work Assist Outcome only when an Employment assist the Participant Anchor Date is recorded. Disability Employment For a Work Assist Participant, an Anchor Date can be set once Services Agreement the Participant is working at an appropriate level of Active Employment and therefore, their Employment is likely to be Clause References: maintained over the longer term. Clause 82 Active Employment means that the Work Assist Participant is Clause 95 engaged in work, in accordance with any Guidelines: Annexure A Assist “Work for their normal number of hours per week as recorded Outcome” definition by the DES Provider on the Department’s IT Systems when the Work Assist Participant Commenced; or
Clause References: Clause 92 Clause 142 Clause 144 Clause 145 Payment of Service Fees The Department’s IT Systems will generate a Tax Invoice for the applicable 13 week period for that individual Participant and automatically pay a Service Fee, if system checks have been passed. The Department’s IT Systems will make the following checks. Employment Assistance: Work Assist Participant is Commenced; and Participant’s Job Plan has a status of ‘approved.’ A second Work Assist Service Fee can be claimed after the Participant has received 13 weeks of Work Assist. The Department’s IT Systems will generate a Tax Invoice for the applicable 13 week period for the Work Assist Participant and automatically pay a Service Fee, if system checks have been passed. Incorrect Payment of Service If the DES Provider has been paid a Service Fee in error, they must notify the Department. Work Assist Service Fees are listed at Attachment B to this Guideline and are inclusive of GST. Pro-rata Service Fee following transfer from a Relinquishing Provider If a Participant transfers to a different DES Provider or Exits, the Department’s IT Systems will calculate a pro-rata amount of the Service Fee applicable to the Participant, which is to be either recovered or offset through future payment instalments. 8. DES Provider sets Employment Anchor Date and continues to assist the Participant Disability Employment Services Agreement Clause References: Clause 82 Clause 95 Annexure A “Work Assist Outcome” definition Although a Work Assist Participant is already Employed when they Commence in the DES Program, they start to progress towards a Work Assist Outcome only when an Employment Anchor Date is recorded. For a Work Assist Participant, an Anchor Date can be set once the Participant is working at an appropriate level of Active Employment and therefore, their Employment is likely to be maintained over the longer term. Active Employment means that the Work Assist Participant is engaged in work, in accordance with any Guidelines: for their normal number of hours per week as recorded by the DES Provider on the Department’s IT Systems when the Work Assist Participant Commenced; or
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