Employment subsidy for those aged 55 or over

TE Offices and local government pilots may grant your organisation employment subsidy to cover the costs of hiring their customers who are unemployed job seekers aged 55 or over.

The employment subsidy requires that the unemployed job seeker to be employed has reached the age of 55 and has been unemployed for at least 24 months during the 28 months immediately preceding the granting of the employment subsidy.

The employment subsidy may be granted for open-ended full-time employment or fixed-term full-time employment.