Support Schemes for Employers
JobBridge
JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, provides work experience opportunities for unemployed people. It is aimed at people who have been either getting certain social welfare payments or signing for credits for at least 3 months. Participants in the scheme will be offered an internship of 6 or 9 months within a workplace. If they take up an internship they will keep their social welfare payment and will get an extra €52.50 per week.
Work places participating in the scheme are known as host organisations. They can be from the public or private sectors or from the community and voluntary sector. The host organisation (HO) must have at least one full-time employee working 30 hours a week or more. The internship must not displace an existing employee and the HO must have no vacancies in the area of activity where the internship is offered.
Sole traders who have at least one full-time employee are eligible to be host organisations. If the owner of a limited company is an employee of that company who works at least 30 hours a week, paying tax and PRSI as an employee of the same company, then the company may be eligible to be a host organisation.
A host organisation must be a legal entity and must be compliant with health and safety and other legal requirements.
For more information please click here
JobsPlus
JobsPlus is an employer incentive which encourages and rewards employers who employ jobseekers on the Live Register. This incentive is designed to encourage employers and businesses to employ people who have been out of work for long periods.
This is available to all employers in the private (including commercial semi-state), community, not-for-profit and voluntary sectors. It is not open to public service employers. Employers can avail of Jobsplus when filling positions that arise as a consequence of natural turnover.
Employers must meet the following conditions:
- The business must be registered as a PAYE employer with Revenue
- The employer must be compliant with Irish tax and employment laws. Employers will be asked to give an officer of the Department of Social Protection permission to check your status with Revenue and to obtain a Tax Clearance Certificate using Revenue’s on line service.
- Employers must give details of workforce prior to application, where an increase in the work force is not evident employers will be asked to provide additional information to the Department to support the application.
- The employer must offer full-time employment of over 30 hours per week, spanning at least 4 days per week. The eligible employee must be on payroll and subject to PAYE and PRSI.
For more information please click here
