My dashboardGovernment refunds 50% of the trainee stipend plus 50% of training cost (up to Rs 7,500) for a one-year youth placement
At a glance
Take on an unemployed Mauritian aged 16 to 30 for a one-year on-the-job placement. You pay a monthly stipend and Government refunds you 50% of it (caps: HSC Rs 4,000, Diploma Rs 5,000, Degree Rs 7,500 per month) plus 50% of the training cost up to Rs 7,500 per youth.
YEP is the Government's main scheme for getting young Mauritians into work while sharing the cost with you. You take on an unemployed Mauritian aged 16 to 30 for a one-year placement (it can extend by a second year with another employer), pay them a monthly stipend, and claim half of it back.
What you get: Government refunds 50% of the stipend through the HRDC, plus 50% of the training cost up to Rs 7,500 per youth. The monthly refund is capped by the trainee's qualification: Rs 4,000 for HSC, Rs 5,000 for Diploma and Rs 7,500 for Degree. Indicative stipends run around Rs 6,000 to 8,000 for non-graduates and Rs 10,000 to 15,000 for graduates.
It is a low-risk way to trial young talent. You get a partly subsidised pair of hands for a year, and if they work out you can keep them on.
To apply, register your enterprise with the Ministry of Labour through an Employment Information Centre or mauritiusjobs.govmu.org, then claim the refund each month on form SWG 2.
Watch out for this
Watch out for the claim deadline. Submit each monthly claim within one month or you can lose that month's refund. Keep attendance and payment records.
Register your enterprise with the Ministry of Labour via an Employment Information Centre or mauritiusjobs.govmu.org, then claim the stipend refund monthly on form SWG 2.
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