Employment and Workplace Relations - reprioritisation

The Government will achieve savings of $212.9 million over 5 years from 2022-23 (and $41.4 million per year ongoing) across the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio which will be redirected to fund other portfolio policy priorities. Savings include: * $111.6 million over 4 years from 2023-24 by reducing place allocations for the Self-Employment Assistance Small Business Coaching program to more accurately reflect utilisation of places * $27.5 million over 4 years from 2023-24 by temporarily reducing uncommitted Industry Workforce Training program funding * $22.8 million over 4 years from 2023-24 by ceasing the Entrepreneurship Facilitators Program from 1 July 2023 * $20.0 million over 4 years from 2023-24 by temporarily reducing uncommitted funding to support Job and Skills Councils * $15.8 million over 4 years from 2023-24 by reducing the departmental operating funding of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman by 2.5 per cent * $10.4 million over two years from 2022-23 by not proceeding with the Accelerating Australian Apprenticeships Pilot program * $3.9 million over two years from 2022-23 by rescoping the Skills Assessments Pilots to align with current demand trends * $1.1 million in 2023-24 by ceasing the Career Revive program on 30 June 2023. Employment and Workplace Relations | The savings from this measure will be redirected to fund other Government policy priorities in the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.