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1 BACKGROUND SustainingProgress Commitment TheDepartmentofEnterpriseTradeandEmploymentsoughttoaddressthiscommitmentthroughamoremainstreamedapproachbydevelopinganewWageSubsidySchemeaimedat IncreasingtheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilitiesincludingthoseinShelteredEmployment ReplacingthePilotProgrammefortheEmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilities PEP andEmploymentSupportScheme ESS 2 SCOPEOFWAGESUBSIDYSCHEME WSSoffersfinancialsupportsforbothEmployerandEmployee Availabletoallemployers exceptpublicserviceemployersand oranyemployeesorschemeswherewagesarefundedbyF S DETEhascommittedfundingona3yearpilotbasis 31December2007 Atotalof 10mnwasallocatedin2005 Subjecttothesuccessfuloperationofthe3yearpilotphaseandbudgetaryconstraints DETEiscommittedtorolling outthepilot 3 THEDEPARTMENTOFENTERPRISETRADE EMPLOYMENTCIRCULATEDTHEIRPROPOSALTOTHEFOLLOWINGORGANISATIONSFORCOMMENT ICTUIBECGandonEnterprisesPwDICNEASTANationalDisabilityAuthorityFederationofVoluntaryBodiesinIrelandForumofPeoplewithDisabilitiesDisabilityFederationofIrelandF S 4 F SINTERNALGUIDELINESWEREPREPAREDINCONSULTATIONWITH DeptHealthandChildrenDeptSocial FamilyAffairsDeptEnterpriseTradeandEmploymentF STradeUnionsF SEmploymentServicesStaffandManagersF SFinanceandAdministrationStaffandManagersF SICTDepartment 5 Structuredunderthreeseparatestrands Awagesubsidypaymentbasedonanemployee sproductivitylevelTop uptocoveradditionalsupervisory management otherworkbasedcosts 30 000towardsemployinganEmploymentAssistantOfficer Companiesmaybenefitunderoneorallthreestrandssimultaneously FINANCIALSUPPORTSFOREMPLOYERS 6 FINANCIALSUPPORTSFOREMPLOYEES Disabledemployees whoqualifyforDSFABack to WorkAllowance BTW canavailoftheWageSubsidySchemeTheywillretainfor3yearsanysecondarybenefitswhichtheywereinreceiptofpriortotakingupemployment i e medicalcard travelpass ShouldadisabledpersonnotbeeligibleforDSFABack to WorkAllowance theymaystillapplyfortheWSS 7 WSSCONDITIONSOFEMPLOYMENT EmployeesmustcomeoffallstateallowancesexceptBTWAllowanceiftheyqualifyforit whoareemployedthroughtheDisabilityAllowanceDisregardarenoteligibleforthisscheme DAplus 120overearningsthreshold ontheWSSaresubjecttothesameconditionsofemploymentsasotheremployees including PRSIcontributions Annualleave Taxdeductions Min wage 8 Allemployers exceptPublicServiceEmployersand oranyemployersorschemeswherewagesarefundedbyF S whoprovide20 hoursperweek uptoamaximumof39hoursperweekemploymentPartnershipCompaniesLeaderPlusCompaniesForadministrationpurposes regionallocationofjobisdeterminedbywheretheemployerprocessesthepayroll EMPLOYERSWHOAREELIGIBLE 9 REQUIREMENTFOREMPLOYERS Employerswhoqualifymustcomplywithstatutoryrequirementsinregardtoemploymentprotectionlegislation PRSIandincometaxliability EmploymentforthepurposeoftheWageSubsidySchemeisdefinedasremuneratedworkwhichcomplieswiththeabovestatutoryrequirements Employersmustpaythegoingrateforthejob 10 EMPLOYERSWHOARENOTELIGIBLE PublicServiceEmployers asdefinedbytheDisabilityAct 2005 F SCommunityEmployment SocialEconomy JobInitiative SupportedEmploymentSponsors 11 Part5oftheDisabilityActhasestablishedthatPublicBodiesare anyDepartmentofState OfficeofthePresident OfficeoftheAttorneyGeneral OfficeoftheComptrollerandAuditorGeneral OfficeoftheOireachtas alocalauthority ahealthexecutive aperson bodyororganisation otherthantheDefenceForces established 1 by orunderanyenactment otherthantheCompaniesActs1963to2003 orundertheCompaniesActs1963to2003 inpursuanceofpowersconferredbyorunderanotherenactment andfinancedwhollyorpartly whetherdirectlyorindirectly bymeansofmoneysprovided orloansmadeorguaranteed byaMinisteroftheGovernmentorsharesheldbyoronbehalfofaMinisteroftheGovernment DisabilityAct2005 EMPLOYERSWHOARENOTELIGIBLE 12 basedontheemployee sworkproductivitylevelandthenumberofhoursworkedproductivitylevelsbetween50 80 amaximumcontributionof 7 650perannum basedon39hourweek hourlyrateof 3 77 productivitylevelsbelow50 amaximumcontributionof 9 500perannum basedon39hourweek hourlyrateof 4 69 Theemployerpays100 ofthegrosswageasadvertisedtotheemployee HOWWSSWORKS StrandI WageSubsidyPayment 13 acompanyemployingmorethantwodisabledpeoplecanavailofatop upgranttocovertheadditionalsupervisory managementandotherworkbasedcostsThetop upisbasedonthenumberofdisabledemployeesemployed isapercentageofthewagesubsidiesreceivede g 3to6disabledemployees 10 top up 7to11disabledemployees 20 top up 12to16disabledemployees 30 top up 17to22disabledemployees 40 top up 23 disabledemployees 50 top up HOWWSSWORKSCont StrandII AdditionalManagementandSupervisoryCosts 14 anemployerwhoemploys30ormoredisabledemployeescanavailofagrantof 30 000 perannumtowardstheexpenseofemployinganEmploymentAssistanceOfficer EAO thegrantispaidonamonthlybasis HOWWSSWORKSCont StrandIII EmploymentAssistanceOfficer 15 WSSFOREMPLOYEES Disabledemployees whoqualifyforBacktoWorkAllowance canavailofthisSchemewhenreturningtowork Employeeswillretain forthreeyears anysecondarybenefitswhichtheyhavebeeninreceiptofpriortotakingupemploymentEligibilityforBTWAllowancedependsonDSFAstatus DSFAisresponsiblefortheprocessingofandadministrationBTWAllowance RestorationofDisabilityAllowanceandInvalidityPensionisautomaticifunabletocontinueonWSS 16 DISCONTINUATIONOFESSANDPEP Willbefrozenattheexistingparticipantlevelasof31stAugust2005 IfapersonleavesESS theplacecannotbeofferedbyF Stoanotherdisabledpersonastheplaceceasestoexistonexit EmploymentSupportScheme ESS PilotProgrammefortheEmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilities PEP HasceasedandisbeingabsorbedintotheWageSubsidyScheme 17 Subsidypaymentsfordisabledemployeeswithaproductivitylevelat50 80 STRANDI WAGESUBSIDYPAYMENT 18 Subsidypaymentsfordisabledemployeeswithaproductivitylevelbelow50 STRANDI WAGESUBSIDYPAYMENT 19 LaunchedbyMinisterMartin DETE inJuly 2005 CommencednationallyonSeptember1st 2005 AdministrationofSchemecommencedwithamanualsystemforprocessingapplicants willremainuntilICTsystemisoperational CurrentICTSchedule RegistrationforemployersandemployeeswasoperationalattheendofSeptemberInvoicingsystemwillbeoperationalbyDecember 31st2005 CURRENTSTATUS WSS 20 3strandfinancialstructurerecognisesthoseemployerswhoemploymorethanonedisabledperson Potentialexistsforbothemployersandemployeestoreceiveanincentive Easyassessmentstructure from50 80 orbelow50 productivitylevels Itiscalculatedonanhourlyrate Anallowanceisavailabletocoveradditionalmanagement supervisorycoststoemployer semployingmorethan2disabledemployees GranttowardstheemploymentofanEmploymentAssistanceOfficer EmployerswhoareavailingoftheFASEmployeeRetentionGrantschememayalsoqualifyforWSS BENEFITSTOEMPLOYERS 21 Itencouragespotentialdisabledemployeestoavailofopenemploymentopportunities Thechoiceofworkinghoursisextended nowemployeescanworkfrom21to39hoursperweekDisabledpeoplewhomeetqualifyingconditionscanavailofDSFA sBack to WorkAllowance ThosewhoqualifyforBack To WorkAllowancewillretainsecondarybenefitsforuptothreeyea