{"id":55,"date":"2023-12-05T03:28:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.221:8741\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-07-16T23:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:01:33","slug":"financial-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/gu\/employers\/financial-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#gspb_row-id-gsbp-81af1fc{justify-content:space-between;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;}#gspb_row-id-gsbp-81af1fc > .gspb_row__content{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;margin:0 auto;width:100%;flex-wrap:wrap;}.gspb_row{position:relative;}div[id^=gspb_col-id]{box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;}body.gspb-bodyfront #gspb_row-id-gsbp-81af1fc > .gspb_row__content{width:var(--theme-container-width,1200px);}body.gspb-bodyfront #gspb_row-id-gsbp-81af1fc > .gspb_row__content{max-width:var(--theme-normal-container-max-width,1200px);}<\/style>\n<section class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row alignfull gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-81af1fc gspb_row--gutter-60 section-padded\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-81af1fc\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> <style>#gspb_col-id-gsbp-4312a4b.gspb_row__col--12{width:100%;}@media (max-width:689.98px){#gspb_col-id-gsbp-4312a4b.gspb_row__col--12{width:100%;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row-column gspb_row__col--12 gspb_col-id-gsbp-4312a4b\" id=\"gspb_col-id-gsbp-4312a4b\"><style>#gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40{justify-content:space-between;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;}#gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40 > .gspb_row__content{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;margin:0 auto;width:100%;flex-wrap:wrap;}.gspb_row{position:relative;}div[id^=gspb_col-id]{box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;}#gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40 > .gspb_row__content{align-items:center;}body.gspb-bodyfront #gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40 > .gspb_row__content{width:var(--theme-container-width,1200px);}body.gspb-bodyfront #gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40 > .gspb_row__content{max-width:var(--theme-normal-container-max-width,1200px);}#gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40{align-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-row gspb_row gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40 gspb_row--gutter-60\" id=\"gspb_row-id-gsbp-8b53b40\"><div class=\"gspb_row__content\"> <style>#gspb_col-id-gsbp-189b289.gspb_row__col--6{width:calc(50% - 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That&#8217;s why we support employers with financial assistance to help meet the costs of taking on new staff. This assistance comes in two primary forms &#8211; facilitated access to government wage subsidies and custom-designed OCTEC Biz Support Packages.<br><br>We take the hassle out of the employment process to make it as simple as possible to get the support you need.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.gsbp-8c63f9f{border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-10,var(--theme-palette-color-10,#005389));padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:25px;padding-right:25px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"gsbp-8c63f9f\"><style>#gspb_heading-id-gsbp-95e4e9d{font-size:32px;}#gspb_heading-id-gsbp-95e4e9d{font-weight:bold!important;}#gspb_heading-id-gsbp-95e4e9d{color:var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-10,var(--theme-palette-color-10,#005389));}#gspb_heading-id-gsbp-95e4e9d{margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}<\/style>\n<p id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-95e4e9d\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-95e4e9d \">First 6 months<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.gspb_text-id-gsbp-8d6d81f{font-size:16px;}.gspb_text-id-gsbp-8d6d81f{margin-bottom:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important;}<\/style>\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-8d6d81f\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-8d6d81f \">when the cost of a new hire is at its highest \u2014 and when our support makes the biggest difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<style>#gspb_row-id-gsbp-788cd49{justify-content:space-between;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;}#gspb_row-id-gsbp-788cd49 > .gspb_row__content{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;margin:0 auto;width:100%;flex-wrap:wrap;}.gspb_row{position:relative;}div[id^=gspb_col-id]{box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;}body.gspb-bodyfront #gspb_row-id-gsbp-788cd49 > .gspb_row__content{width:var(--theme-container-width,1200px);}body.gspb-bodyfront #gspb_row-id-gsbp-788cd49 > 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