JobMaker Hiring Credit Elegibility Criteria

The JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme is an incentive for businesses to employ additional young job seekers aged 16–35 years. Eligible employers can access the JobMaker Hiring Credit for each eligible additional employee they hire between 7 October 2020 and 6 October 2021.

Eligible employers

Employers may be eligible for JobMaker Hiring Credit payments if all of the following apply.

1. has registered for the JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme

2. holds an Australian business number (ABN)

3. is registered for pay as you go (PAYG) withholding

4. has not claimed JobKeeper payments for a fortnight that started during the JobMaker period

5. is up to date with income tax and GST returns for the two years up to the end of the JobMaker period for which they are claiming

6. satisfies the payroll increase and the headcount increase conditions

7. satisfies reporting requirements, including up to date Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting

8. does not belong to one of the ineligible employer categories.

Your eligible employees

Employees are eligible if they,

1. are an employee of the entity during the JobMaker period

2. are aged 16 to 35 years old when they started employment

3. started employment on or after 7 October 2020 and before 7 October 2021

4.worked or have been paid for an average of at least 20 hours per week they were employed in the JobMaker period

5. have given a JobMaker Hiring Credit employee notice to the employer

6. have not already provided a JobMaker Hiring Credit employee notice to another current employer

7. received the Parenting Payment, Youth Allowance (other than on the basis that the individual was undertaking full-time study or was a new apprentice) or JobSeeker Payment for at least 28 consecutive days (or 2 fortnights) in the 84 days (or 6 fortnights) prior to starting employment.