Is your business eligible for the Fresh Ideas for Work and Family Grant?
Recently the Australian Government launched the Fresh Ideas for Work and Family Grants Program. This grant is designed to help Australian small businesses implement practices that support employees balancing work and family commitments. It is hoped that this will improve employee retention and productivity. Please note that no further rounds of this Program will be run.
The Program provides grants of up to $15,000 (GST exclusive) to small businesses to help meet the set-up costs of family friendly arrangements that suit the individual needs of the business. To be eligible your business must have between 1 and 14 employees and can include companies, sole traders, partnerships, non-government, not-for-profit and a group of up to 3 small businesses.
In addition, the Program supports small businesses by developing and distributing business and industry specific information to assist in implementing some of the new family friendly work arrangements. Also, experts within the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman are available to provide assistance and advice to small businesses seeking to set up family friendly work arrangements.
The Program is administered in funding rounds by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. However, this round closes on 31 March 2010 so get it quick and take advantage of this opportunity! Flexible work arrangements are not just a benefit to your employees, happy workers equal a productive workplace.
For further information regarding the Fresh Ideas for Work and Family Grants Program or for any other employment law or small business advice contact The Quinn Group on 1300 QUINNS or click here to submit an online enquiry.
Selvi/steve k says:
i owe a company , just operating from home . It has been just 2 months now. Am i eligible for this grant.
selvi/steve
Kubera Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd
0415 410 823
March 15th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
ngarino tumai says:
could you contact me to explain more about this work family
goverment grant
March 16th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Michael Quinn says:
Hi Ngarino,
Some one will be in contact with you next week.
April 9th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Michael Quinn says:
Hi Selvi / Steve,
Thank you for your query.
I will look into this further and get back to you.
April 13th, 2010 at 11:55 am