The Government will provide $1.0 million in 201819 for investigations into referrals from the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. Provision for this funding has already been included in the forward estimates. This measure extends the 201617 measure titled Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption funding for investigations. — Stronger Transitions transition of retrenched workers into future jobs — Expense ($m) 2016-17 201718 201819 201920 202021 Department of Employment - 0.3 3.8 4.8 1.4 The Government will provide $10.3 million over four years from 201718 to support workers in industries and regions significantly impacted by structural change to transition to future jobs. The measure is mainly targeted at regions experiencing more challenging labour market conditions such as Adelaide, Mandurah, north Queensland, north and northwest Tasmania and northwest Melbourne. The funding includes: services $4.8 million to assist over workers three to years transition from 201819 into new to provide employment a range prior of early to retrenchment; intervention with $2.0 immediate million over access to years jobactive from Stream 201819 B to services; provide eligible retrenched workers position Tasmania, Facilitators’ $2.3 million for until the services over northwest June three in 2020; north years Melbourne and Queensland, from 201718 region Adelaide to and create extend and a new north the Employment existing and northwest Employment Facilitator outlined programs participants $1.2 million above, in of other the over and regions. pre- three those and years engaged postretrenchment from in 201819 Australian to support provide Government arrangements relocation structural assistance in the adjustment regions to In addition, the Government will change eligibility for the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme from 1 July 2018 to allow retrenched workers interested in starting their own business to access the Scheme three months prior to their redundancy date.
The Government will provide $1.0 million in 201819 for investigations into referrals from the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. Provision for this funding has already been included in the forward estimates. This measure extends the 201617 measure titled Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption — funding for investigations. Stronger Transitions — transition of retrenched workers into future jobs Expense ($m) 2016-17 201718 201819 201920 202021 Department of Employment - 0.3 3.8 4.8 1.4 The Government will provide $10.3 million over four years from 201718 to support workers in industries and regions significantly impacted by structural change to transition to future jobs. The measure is mainly targeted at regions experiencing more challenging labour market conditions such as Adelaide, Mandurah, north Queensland, north and northwest Tasmania and northwest Melbourne. The funding includes: $4.8 million over three years from 201819 to provide a range of early intervention services to assist workers to transition into new employment prior to retrenchment; $2.0 million over years from 201819 to provide eligible retrenched workers with immediate access to jobactive Stream B services; $2.3 million over three years from 201718 to create a new Employment Facilitator position for the northwest Melbourne region and extend the existing Employment Facilitators’ services in north Queensland, Adelaide and north and northwest Tasmania, until June 2020; and $1.2 million over three years from 201819 to provide relocation assistance to participants of the pre- and postretrenchment support arrangements in the regions outlined above, and those engaged in Australian Government structural adjustment programs in other regions. In addition, the Government will change eligibility for the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme from 1 July 2018 to allow retrenched workers interested in starting their own business to access the Scheme three months prior to their redundancy date.
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