Incolink to pay worker dividend

• Incolink is developing a dividend to worker members

• It will expand the range of services to industry and provide training vouchers

• This is enabled by strong governance and financial performance

6 June 2025

We will develop an annual dividend for workers, double investment in health and wellbeing services and fund additional training to ensure all members have access to industry skills training.

Incolink is the first and only workers entitlement fund in Australia to offer both dividends to members and comprehensive services to industry.

This is enabled by our scale and strong financial position.

Our Board will determine the dividend policy in the coming months and the dividend to be paid by the end of the year, which will be based on the financial performance of the Fund each year.

We will double our investment in construction industry wellbeing programs including counselling, financial advice, suicide prevention, onsite health checks, and skin cancer checks.

We will also make a significant investment into our Women in Construction program and fund a business case for AOD rehabilitation services to cover Victorian and South Australian members.

In an industry plagued with skills shortages, we will build on our record as the largest non-government funder of industry training in the country, introducing training vouchers of up to $1500 per member, if members cannot readily access industry training centres we already fund in their state.

Vouchers can be used for training in core construction certifications like dogging, rigging and traffic control.

The Board will extend its existing governance leadership with transparency enhancements and internal controls, including a mandated capital adequacy target.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Worker Dividend?

A cash payment made to worker members from Incolink Surplus Reserves, when finances are sufficient to allow us to do so.

When will it be paid?

The payment date is to be determined by the Incolink Board but it will take 5-6 months after our June financial year-end to finalise our financial reserves position and dividend amount.

Why has Incolink decided to pay a dividend now?

We want to remain the best worker entitlement fund that has a truly national offer for our members. Given our size and ability to scale our business nationally, we would be the only Fund in the market to offer comprehensive member services alongside a worker dividend. This offer will apply across all States that we operate in.

How much will the dividend be?

The Board is yet to finalise a dividend policy but it is expected that dividends will largely be based on a percentage of active worker member balances. This policy and dividend payout percentage will be determined over the course of the year.

Because the annual dividend is based on investment returns, there is no guarantee it will be paid every year, and the percentage amount may change from year to year.

Will the dividend be taxed?

We are seeking advice on this question and will provide further information when we announce the dividend policy.

Can I choose to keep the dividend in my redundancy account instead of having it paid out?

We are seeking advice on this question and will provide further information in due course.

How do I claim my dividend?

We will let you know the claim process when we announce the dividend policy, but it will likely follow our claim process for redundancy payments.

Who will be eligible for the dividend?

A decision on eligibility for the dividend is yet to made by the Board. You will have to be an active Incolink member, and further details will be announced when the dividend amount and eligibility are agreed by the Board. We have to determine Incolink's financial position, at the end of financial year, before the Board can make any determinations.

Will apprentices receive a dividend?

Apprentice benefits vary across states based on EBAs. The Board will determine eligibility for the dividend and this will be communicated at a later date.

Will Incolink’s member services be cut back to fund dividends? 

No, Incolink will expand its services to our members. We can do this because our prudent and professional management of the Fund means that we have a very strong financial position.

Will Incolink continue to operate normally, or are you outsourcing?

Incolink is not outsourcing any operations. We will fund administration and key member services from surpluses, collect and output collections for training and other agreed outputs under EBAs, and fund worker dividends and a grants program from surpluses.