Jobs Plus Program

This program aims to stimulate economic activity by supporting businesses who want to establish or relocate their Australian or international operations to NSW or to expand their jobs footprint in NSW. It is part of the NSW Government's commitment to ensuring the state recovers as rapidly as possible from the economic disruption caused by COVID-19.

The program provides benefits to companies based on how many new jobs are created by the proposed project in NSW. Support levels are tiered so companies could benefit from the following:
- Jobs Plus Concierge Service (Delivered by Service NSW and NSW Treasury ): Help given to business owners by a dedicated NSW Government team to navigate agencies, programs and application requirements.
- Payroll tax relief: Up to a four-year period, for every new job created where a business has committed to create at least 30 net new jobs related to the new investment project.
- Subsidised training package rebates: A rebate for the cost of providing training, apprenticeships or internships to NSW residents based on audited accounts of pre-approved outcomes.
- Enabling infrastructure rebates: Rebates for approved projects for the cost of connecting the new project to shared infrastructure. For example, to build new roads, utilities, data facilities, telecommunications, information technology, workspaces and capital equipment.
- Access to subsidised, short-term Government accommodation and spaces: Short-term accommodation for up to two years for businesses who demonstrate high growth potential, if the NSW Governments owns or manages suitable spaces where a discount can be applied.
- Assistance with planning approvals in NSW: Help with finding suitable sites and managing applications and relationships with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.

To ensure maximum job creation impact of the program, the components of final support will be at the discretion of the NSW Government.

Eligible applicants must:
- Commit to the creation of a minimum of 30 new FTE jobs in NSW with hiring commencing before June 2022 and complete by June 2024.
- Be either:
a) An ABN registered business with at least 20 FTE employees in Australia at the time of application, and ▪ operating for at least two years.
b) A foreign owned entity with at least 80 FTE employees globally providing written intent to establish a subsidiary or branch office in NSW through a physical presence, with staff located and paid in NSW.
- Be a revenue-generating business.

Eligible projects include but are not limited to:
- Relocating a business operation from out-of-state or internationally to NSW.
- Establishment of an additional production line for an existing NSW business.
- Onshoring of activity currently done overseas to a NSW location.

The main assessment criteria include:
- Jobs created
- Deliverability
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Strategic alignment
- Affordability
- All relevant factors and risks as determined by NSW Treasury

Please refer to the Guidelines for the complete list of the assessment criteria.