Staff backfill
To qualify
This payment may be available to the employer of a frontline worker who is attending a DV-alert workshop. It is not available to self-employed workshop attendees.
Staff backfill support may only be claimed for one DV-alert workshop per frontline worker.
What can be claimed
Employers of frontline workers may be reimbursed to a maximum of $275, including GST, for staff members attending a one day workshop, or $550, including GST, for staff members attending a two day workshop, towards the cost of a locum to fill the frontline worker’s position.
How to make a claim
To claim this payment, employers need click on the link below and complete the required fields. Appropriate evidence and an invoice must also be submitted.
Appropriate evidence constitutes one or more of the following:
- a receipt
- an invoice from a temp agency
- an invoice from an individual providing the backfill service
- a timesheet with name of staff providing backfill and dates
- a letter from HR.
A copy of the form will be emailed to you on submission.
Please be advised that once your staff backfill request has been submitted, it will take up to 45 days for processing and payment. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.