Definition
The Wage Subsidy Agreement table provides data on the Youth Bonus Wage Subsidy and the Workforce Australia Services Wage Subsidy for Workforce Australia Services (Provider Services), Workforce Australia Broome Employment Services (Broome Services), Workforce Australia Yarrabah Employment Services (Yarrabah Services) and Workforce Australia Transition to Work (TtW) participants.
Wage subsidies are for new ongoing employment positions and can be for a full-time, part-time, casual, a traineeship or apprenticeship position. Up to $10,000 is available to support individuals after 6 months in provider-based services, or immediately from commencement for Indigenous clients or clients who have spent a minimum of 12 months in Workforce Australia Online (prior to commencing with a provider). An individual can only be eligible for, and receive, one wage subsidy at any given time.
Wage subsidies are a tool used to encourage employers to hire eligible participants from the caseload into ongoing employment. Wage subsidies can assist Employers to offset some of the initial costs associated with hiring a new employee who may require additional support to secure the job placement.
Data source details
| Path name | Data Element | Definition | Data Type | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.DataAsAt | System: Data As At, Date | Date the information was extracted from the source system. | Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.PLIDAId | Participant: PLIDA Id, Unique Identification Number |
Unique identifier assigned to the participant by the Employment Services System at registration, represented as a number. |
Integer | N[15] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.POAId | Contract Referral Placements: Period of Assistance Id, Identifier |
An identifier for the Period of Assistance that a given Contract Referral Placement relates to, represented by a number. |
Integer | N[50] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.CharacteristicsLinkageKey | Participant: Characteristics Linkage Key |
Linkage key used to join participant characteristic data to other employment service data tables. Linkage key is a unique combination of JobSeeker Id and Measure Date. |
VarChar | X[100] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.ProgramTypeCode | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Program Type, Code |
The classification of the program or initiative under which a Participant is placed into a job opportunity with a wage subsidy agreement as recorded in the Department’s IT Systems. It identifies the funding or policy context that governs the placement, such as a government-funded initiative, pilot program, or approved non-government intervention, represented as a code. |
VarChar | XXX[X] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.ProgramTypeDesc | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Program Type, Description |
The classification of the program or initiative under which a Participant is placed into a job opportunity with a wage subsidy agreement as recorded in the Department’s IT Systems. It identifies the funding or policy context that governs the placement, such as a government-funded initiative, pilot program, or approved non-government intervention, represented as a description. |
VarChar | A(18)[A(10)] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.VacancyReferralId | Vacancy Placements: Vacancy Referral Id, Identifier |
The unique numeric characters assigned to a Participant’s referral to a specific job opportunity recorded as a Vacancy in the Department’s IT Systems, represented as a number. |
BigInt | - |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.VacancyId | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Vacancy Id, Identifier |
The unique identifier assigned to the job vacancy that relates to a given Wage Subsidy Agreement within the Department’s IT Systems, represented as a number. |
BigInt | - |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.ContractReferralPlacementId | Contract Referral Placement: ID, Identifier |
A unique identifier assigned to a specific instance where a participant engages in a service relationship with a provider’s site under a contract referral arrangement within a defined employment region, represented as a number. |
Integer | N[8] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementReferralId | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Referral Id, Identifier |
A unique identifier used to associate a specific Wage Subsidy Agreement to a Vacancy Referral, enabling accurate tracking and validation of contractual arrangements between Workforce Australia Services Providers and Employers for the provision of wage subsidies, represented by a number. |
Integer | X[10] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementTypeCode | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Type, Code |
The type of wage subsidy agreement entered between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an Employer, used to identify the specific employment support mechanism the agreement relates to, and describing its nature, purpose, and scope, represented by a code. |
VarChar | A[4] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementTypeDesc | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Type, Description Text |
The type of wage subsidy agreement entered between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an Employer, used to identify the specific employment support mechanism the agreement relates to, and describing its nature, purpose, and scope, represented by a description. |
VarChar | X[500] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementStatusCode | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Status, Code |
The status assigned to a Wage Subsidy Agreement, indicating its operational state within the Workforce Australia Services framework, represented as a code. |
VarChar | A[3] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementStatusDesc | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Status, Description Text |
The status assigned to a Wage Subsidy Agreement, indicating its operational state within the Workforce Australia Services framework, represented as a description. |
VarChar | X[500] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementCreationDate | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Creation Date, Date |
The point in time at which a Wage Subsidy Agreement between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and eligible Employer was created in departmental IT systems, represented as a date. |
Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementOriginalApprovedDate | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Original Approved, Date |
The point in time when a Wage Subsidy Agreement between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and eligible Employer was first assigned an Approved status in the Department's IT System, formalising the agreement, represented by a date. This includes ensuring all eligibility criteria are met and obtaining mutual approval, through a signed agreement, within the required timeframe. |
Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementLatestApprovedDate | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Latest Approved, Date |
The point in time when a Wage Subsidy Agreement was most recently assigned an Approved status in the Department’s IT systems, indicating formal acceptance by all relevant parties, represented by a date. This includes ensuring all eligibility criteria are met and obtaining mutual approval, through a signed agreement, within the required timeframe. An agreement may be approved multiple times where changes are made to the agreement, such as amendments, updates, or renegotiation of terms. |
Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementReferralStartDate | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Start Date, Date |
The point in time when a Wage Subsidy Agreement between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and eligible Employer commenced, or is scheduled to commence, represented by a date. The Wage Subsidy Agreement Start Date typically aligns with Vacancy Placement Date. |
Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementReferralEndDate | Wage Subsidy Agreements: End Date, Date |
The point in time when a Wage Subsidy Agreement between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and eligible Employer concluded or is scheduled to conclude, represented as a date. |
Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementReferralEndReasonCode | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Referral End Reason, Code |
The reason recorded in the Department’s IT Systems for the cessation of a Participant’s referral or placement under a formal Wage Subsidy Agreement between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an eligible Employer, represented as a code. |
VarChar | A[3] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementReferralEndReasonDesc | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Referral End Reason, Description Text |
The reason recorded in the Department’s IT Systems for the cessation of a Participant’s referral or placement under a formal Wage Subsidy Agreement between a Workforce Australia Services Provider and an eligible Employer, represented as a description. |
VarChar | A[22] |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.VacancyPlacementDate | Vacancy Placements: Vacancy Placement Date |
The date that a Participant formally begins paid employment through a recorded Vacancy Placement in the Department’s IT Systems, under Workforce Australia Services, represented as a date. |
Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| dbo.t_Wage_Subsidy_Agreements.AgreementAmount | Wage Subsidy Agreements: Agreement Amount, Total Australian Dollars |
The monetary value specified in a Wage Subsidy Agreement that represents the total financial commitment made by the Department, or a Provider, to an Employer to support the employment of a Participant. This amount is defined in the agreement and may be paid in instalments, subject to compliance with the terms outlined in the Head Agreement and associated Schedules, represented as an Australian dollar value inclusive of GST. |
Decimal | $[0000.00] |
Comments
ESPR PLIDA includes approved agreements for Workforce Australia Services, Broome Employment Services, Yarrabah Employment Services, Transition to Work only. The Real Jobs Real Wages Pilot started from 1 July 2025, and will become available in PLIDA as the data is updated and the time series progresses past that date.