Back to Work – South East Queensland Employment Package (Back to Work SEQ) is designed to give businesses the confidence to employ long-term unemployed and unemployed young jobseekers in some parts of South East Queensland (SEQ). This program aims to facilitate unemployed jobseekers into the labour market and support them to create a strong connection to the labour force.

Employer Support Apprentice and Trainee Boost and Youth Boost Payments will be available for employers who hire an eligible jobseeker between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2021

From 1 July 2018 Back to Work SEQ Employer Support Payments and Youth Boost Payments are offered in the following areas:

• Logan
• Scenic Rim
• Ipswich
• Lockyer Valley
• Somerset
• Moreton Bay