Posts tagged "coronavirus affecting small business"

COVID-19 threw a spanner in the works for many businesses, with a shrinking economy and unemployment on the rise. Cash flow and sources of c…

A postcode by postcode analysis of JobKeeper applications reveals the areas most reliant on wage subsidies as Morrison draws a line under the package.

After revealing 150,000 businesses failed to make JobKeeper declarations for last month, the ATO says it is not able to say how many received payments before the cut-off.

Who’s responsible for picking up the pieces when an eligible worker gets left out of the JobKeeper program? The Australian Taxation Office, Fair Work Ombudsman and Fair Work Commission all have a role to play.

JobKeeper payments for childcare centres will end in less than a month, in the first major change to the federal government's wage subsidy scheme.

Aussie businesses are going cashless in droves during the COVID-19 pandemic, but SMEs are getting the short end of the stick as multinational payments giants clip the ticket.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called time on Australia's 29-year growth run, revealing JobKeeper changes will be finalised in July.

A stoush between a Dymocks franchisee and the Young Workers Centre has exposed some jagged edges in the design of the JobKeeper program for casual workers.

Scott Morrison should consider extending JobKeeper if the economy doesn't bounce back enough from the pandemic, says RBA governor Phillip Lowe.

The ATO is preparing its systems for a flood of firms looking to get in early on May JobKeeper declarations from next Monday.

COVID-19 has brought about not only a health crisis, but a significant economic and financial challenge too. We’ve heard some heartbreaki…

In this time of unprecedented uncertainty many small business owners in Australia are struggling with their mental health. New research cond…