Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:370. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if time spent on JobBridge goes towards the calculation of a person qualifying for JobsPlus. [49574/13]
View answerTuesday, 19 November 2013
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JobsPlus is a new employer incentive which encourages and rewards employers who offer employment opportunities to the long term unemployed. This incentive replaced the employer Job PRSI Exemption Scheme and the Revenue Job Assist from the 1 July 2013. Regular cash payments are made to qualifying employers to offset wage costs when they engage eligible jobseekers.
Eligible employees must have been in receipt of a jobseekers’ payment or signing for jobseekers’ credits for at least 12 months. Time spent on JobBridge counts towards the qualifying period and persons pursuing internships under JobBridge who were in receipt of a qualifying payment prior to their internship may be employed directly from this scheme once the required qualifying period and conditions are satisfied. An employer and employee should apply on online as normal in these circumstances. Once eligibility has been confirmed employment from directly from an internship can be facilitated.
The incentive provides two levels of payment; a payment of €7,500 over two years to an employer for persons recruited who have been unemployed for between 12 and 24 months and a payment of €10,000 over two years to an employer who recruits a person who has been 2 years or more on the live register. The JobsPlus Incentive is administered by Employment Support Services, Department of Social Protection, Shannon Lodge, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim. You may contact this section at 071 9672597 or by emailing jobsplusinfo@welfare.ie