The jobs must not: replace existing or planned vacancies cause existing employees, apprentices or contractors to lose work or reduce their working hours Tell us or your Kickstart gateway: how many employees you have about changes to your workforce in the last 6 months and why (for example redundancies and changes to hours worked by existing staff) the number of people affected by changes to your workforce in the last 6 months about the kinds of roles, functions and average salary of those who were made redundant or who had their hours reduced in the last 6 months if you would be able to create these jobs without Kickstart Scheme funding and what funding source you would use what recruitment you have completed, started or paused in the last 6 months, including how similar these vacancies are or were to the roles you are creating for the Kickstart Scheme if the jobs will be similar to existing or planned roles or the roles previously done by those made redundant or with fewer working hours, why you are using Kickstart Scheme funding to create similar roles if you’ve engaged with any relevant trade unions and any advice the unions have given