Assistance grants

As a small employer, with fewer than 25 employees, you can get financial help to hire a temporary replacement employee or to help with significant wage‑related costs — like overtime or training — while your permanent employee is on leave. You may qualify for a grant up to 10 times per year.

If Paid Leave approves your grant, you will need to pay the employer contribution for two years after Paid Leave awards you a grant.

As a small employer with fewer than 25 employees, to receive an assistance grant, you must:

• Apply in Frances Online starting Sept 3, 2023
• Submit documentation verifying you qualify for an assistance grant:
  • Show that you hired a temporary replacement employee
  • Show proof of wage-related costs, such as overtime or training costs
• Commit to paying the employer contribution (40% of the 1% contribution rate) for at least 8 calendar quarters (2 years) after receiving the grant 

There are 2 types of assistance grants. 

• A grant for up to $3,000
  • To hire a temporary replacement employee
• A grant for up to $1,000
  • For wage-related costs, such as overtime or training costs

You may need to repay a grant if:

• There is a change to your employer size and Paid Leave decides that you were a large employer at the time your employee started their leave
• The information or documentation you included in your grant application was inaccurate and you did not meet the requirements for the grant