Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG)

Created 12/01/2022

Updated 01/04/2025

The Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) is a legislative safety net scheme of last resort. Eligible employees who have lost their job due to liquidation or bankruptcy of their employer and who are owed certain unpaid employment entitlements can lodge a claim through FEG for financial assistance. Further information on FEG is available from Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (dewr.gov.au)

This dataset includes the following:

Quarterly Data

• FEG claims received
• FEG cases received
• FEG claims paid

Note: Data is updated quarterly in arrears

Biannual Data

• FEG claims received by jurisdiction
• FEG claims received by industry
• Total FEG expenditure by entitlements paid

Note: Data is updated biannually in arrears. Available from July 2022

Privacy

These data have been published in line with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relation's privacy policy and relevant government agency data release protocols.

Contact

If you have any questions about the data, please contact FEGReporting@dewr.gov.au

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG)
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/be4215cb-c3ce-4712-97a3-6061d98d54ec
Contact Point
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
FEGReporting@dewr.gov.au
Reference Period 01/07/2021
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Data.gov.au