Common use of Participant Eligibility Clause in Contracts

Participant Eligibility. A participant who meets the eligibility requirements for a Restart Agreement is referred to as a Restart Participant. The eligibility requirements for the Restart Agreement are detailed below. A Participant can only receive one wage subsidy at any given time. The Department’s IT Systems determine a Participant’s eligibility for the Restart Agreement. Providers should also check eligibility in accordance with Social Security Law, the Grant Agreement and this Guideline. If a Provider determines the Department’s IT Systems have incorrectly determined Participant eligibility, the Provider must contact their Relationship Manager to discuss the issue. A participant is eligible for Restart if they: • are 50 years of age or older • have received any Services Australia (Centrelink) or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Income Support Payment or pension (including Age Pension or Austudy) for the last six months • are registered with a DES Provider at the time the Restart Agreement is created in ESSWeb. If the Restart Participant is not already registered or commenced with a Provider, the Provider must register the Restart Participant as a Volunteer and create the Agreement within 12 weeks (84 days) from the Restart Placement. This is so the Provider can finalise the creation of the Agreement with the Employer within the 84 days required under the Guideline. Not eligible- Family Members Not eligible – Family Members Participants are not eligible to attract a Restart Wage Subsidy for a Restart Wage Subsidy Placement if they are a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. For Restart Wage Subsidy Employers that are not constituted in an individual capacity the Department will treat the individuals behind the legal entity (e.g. directors, trustees, board members) as the ‘Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’ for the purposes of determining whether a Participant is a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Process Details To ensure there is no real, or perceived conflict of interest or unfair advantage compared with another member of the public, the Department considers the following to be family members: a) a spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step-relations (e.g. step-parents and step-children) as well as adopted relations, of the Employer b) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step relations (e.g. step-parents and step children) as well as adopted relations, of the spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner of the Employer c) in-laws of each of the relationships set out in a) and b) above, of the Participant and their spouse or de facto partner. Examples: • The Restart Participant cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s brother. • The Restart Participant’s spouse cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s sister. • The Restart Participant could be a niece, nephew or cousin of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Restart Participants with an assessed PCW are eligible for a Restart Wage Subsidy where they work a minimum average of 20 hours per week over the 26 weeks of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement and meet all other eligibility requirements. The Provider must consider the Restart Participant’s Employment Services Assessment (ESAt) when determining the suitability of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement for the Participant. A Restart Participant with an assessed PCW must not be compelled to undertake more than their assessed PCW hours but they may volunteer to do so.

Participant Eligibility. A participant who meets the eligibility requirements for a Restart Agreement is referred to as a Restart Participant. The eligibility requirements for the Restart Agreement are detailed below. A Participant can only receive one wage subsidy at any given time. The Department’s IT Systems determine a Participant’s eligibility for the Restart Agreement. Providers should also check eligibility in accordance with Social Security Law, the Grant Agreement and this Guideline. If a Provider determines the Department’s IT Systems have incorrectly determined Participant eligibility, the Provider must contact their Relationship Manager to discuss the issue. A participant is eligible for Restart if they: • are 50 years of age or older • have received any Services Australia (Centrelink) or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Income Support Payment or pension (including Age Pension or Austudy) for the last six months • are registered with a DES Provider at the time the Restart Agreement is created in ESSWeb. If the Restart Participant is not already registered or commenced with a Provider, the Provider must register the Restart Participant as a Volunteer and create the Agreement within 12 weeks (84 days) from the Restart Placement. This is so the Provider can finalise the creation of the Agreement with the Employer within the 84 days required under the Guideline. Not eligible- Family Members Not eligible – Family Members Participants are not eligible to attract a Restart Wage Subsidy for a Restart Wage Subsidy Placement if they are a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. For Restart Wage Subsidy Employers that are not constituted in an individual capacity the Department will treat the individuals behind the legal entity (e.g. directors, trustees, board members) as the ‘Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’ for the purposes of determining whether a Participant is a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Process Details To ensure there is no real, or perceived conflict of interest or unfair advantage compared with another member of the public, the Department considers the following to be family members: a) a spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step-relations (e.g. step-parents and step-children) as well as adopted relations, of the Employer b) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step relations (e.g. step-parents and step children) as well as adopted relations, of the spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner of the Employer c) in-laws of each of the relationships set out in a) and b) above, of the Participant and their spouse or de facto partner. Examples: • The Restart Participant cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s brother. • The Restart Participant’s spouse cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s sister. • The Restart Participant could be a niece, nephew or cousin of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Restart Participants with an assessed PCW are eligible for a Restart Wage Subsidy where they work a minimum average of 20 hours per week over the 26 weeks of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement and meet all other eligibility requirements. The Provider must consider the Restart Participant’s Employment Services Assessment (ESAt) when determining the suitability of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement for the Participant. A Restart Participant with an assessed PCW must not be compelled to undertake more than their assessed PCW hours but they may volunteer to do so.

Participant Eligibility. A participant who meets the eligibility requirements for a Restart Agreement is referred to as a Restart Participant. The eligibility requirements for the Restart Agreement are detailed below. A Participant can only receive one wage subsidy at any given time. The Department’s IT Systems determine a Participant’s eligibility for the Restart Agreement. Providers should also check eligibility in accordance with Social Security Law, the Grant Agreement and this Guideline. If a Provider determines the Department’s IT Systems have incorrectly determined Participant eligibility, the Provider must contact their Relationship Manager to discuss the issue. A participant is eligible for Restart if they: • are 50 years of age or older • have received any Department of Human Services Australia (DHS—Centrelink) or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Income Support Payment or pension (including Age Pension or Austudy) for the last six months • are registered with a DES Provider at the time the Restart Agreement is created in ESSWeb. If the Restart Participant is not already registered or commenced with a Provider, the Provider must register the Restart Participant as a Volunteer and create the Agreement within 12 weeks (84 days) from the Restart Placement. This is so the Provider can finalise the creation of the Agreement with the Employer within the 84 days required under the Guideline. Not eligible- Family Members Not eligible – Family Members Participants are not eligible to attract a Restart Wage Subsidy for a Restart Wage Subsidy Placement if they are a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. For Restart Wage Subsidy Employers that are not constituted in an individual capacity the Department will treat the individuals behind the legal entity (e.g. directors, trustees, board members) as the ‘Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’ for the purposes of determining whether a Participant is a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Process Details To ensure there is no real, or perceived conflict of interest or unfair advantage compared with another member of the public, the Department considers the following to be family members: a) a spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step-relations (e.g. step-parents and step-children) as well as adopted relations, of the Employer b) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step relations (e.g. step-parents and step children) as well as adopted relations, of the spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner of the Employer c) in-laws of each of the relationships set out in a) and b) above, of the Participant and their spouse or de facto partner. Examples: • The Restart Participant cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s brother. • The Restart Participant’s spouse cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s sister. • The Restart Participant could be a niece, nephew or cousin of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Restart Participants with an assessed PCW are eligible for a Restart Wage Subsidy where they work a minimum average of 20 hours per week over the 26 weeks of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement and meet all other eligibility requirements. The Provider must consider the Restart Participant’s Employment Services Assessment (ESAt) when determining the suitability of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement for the Participant. A Restart Participant with an assessed PCW must not be compelled to undertake more than their assessed PCW hours but they may volunteer to do so.

Participant Eligibility. A participant who meets the eligibility requirements for a Restart Agreement is referred to as a Restart Participant. The eligibility requirements for the Restart Agreement are detailed below. A Participant can only receive one wage subsidy at any given time. The Department’s IT Systems determine a Participant’s eligibility for the Restart Agreement. Providers should also check eligibility in accordance with Social Security Law, the Grant Agreement and this Guideline. If a Provider determines the Department’s IT Systems have incorrectly determined Participant eligibility, the Provider must contact their Relationship Manager to discuss the issue. A participant is eligible for Restart if they: • are 50 years of age or older • have received any Department of Human Services Australia (DHS—Centrelink) or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Income Support Payment or pension (including Age Pension or Austudy) for the last six months • are registered with a DES Provider at the time the Restart Agreement is created in ESSWeb. If the Restart Participant is not already registered or commenced with a Provider, the Provider must register the Restart Participant as a Volunteer and create the Agreement within 12 weeks (84 days) from the Restart Placement. This is so the Provider can finalise the creation of the Agreement with the Employer within the 84 days required under the Guideline. Not eligible- Family Members Not eligible – Family Members Participants are not eligible to attract a Restart Wage Subsidy for a Restart Wage Subsidy Placement if they are a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. For Restart Wage Subsidy Employers that are not constituted in an individual capacity the Department will treat the individuals behind the legal entity (e.g. directors, trustees, board members) as the ‘Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’ for the purposes of determining whether a Participant is a family member of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Process Details To ensure there is no real, or perceived conflict of interest or unfair advantage compared with another member of the public, the Department considers the following to be family members: a) a spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step-relations (e.g. step-parents and step-children) as well as adopted relations, of the Employer b) a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling, including where any of these relationships are step relations (e.g. step-parents and step children) as well as adopted relations, of the spouse or former spouse, de facto partner or former de facto partner of the Employer c) in-laws of each of the relationships set out in a) and b) above, of the Participant and their spouse or de facto partner. Examples: • The Restart Participant cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s brother. • The Restart Participant’s spouse cannot be the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer’s sister. • The Restart Participant could be a niece, nephew or cousin of the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer. Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Partial Capacity to Work (PCW) Restart Participants with an assessed PCW are eligible for a Restart Wage Subsidy where they work a minimum average of 20 hours per week over the 26 weeks of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement and meet all other eligibility requirements. The Provider must consider the Restart Participant’s Employment Services Assessment (ESAt) when determining the suitability of the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement for the Participant. A Restart Participant with an assessed PCW must not be compelled to undertake more than their assessed PCW hours but they may volunteer to do so.. Placement Eligibility Grant Agreement References: • Clause 102.1 Placement Eligibility A Restart Wage Subsidy Placement is an Employment position with an eligible Employer that meets all eligibility requirements. The Employment position can be: • full-time, part-time or casual Employment • an apprenticeship or traineeship • found by the Provider or directly by the Restart Participant. A Restart Placement must: • be a sustainable and, ongoing position, that is not intended to end when the Restart Wage Subsidy payments cease, and in respect of which the Restart Wage Subsidy Employer knows of no reason why the Restart Wage Subsidy Placement will not continue indefinitely