Posts tagged "coronavirus affecting small business"

These are truly unprecedented times — many businesses are in hibernation waiting for the situation to improve. The status quo is to cut b…

A JobKeeper 'reporting error' has exposed a $60 billion hole in Treasury modelling about the likely cost and uptake of the wage subsidy scheme.

Annual leave requests have emerged as one of the most contentious aspects of the JobKeeper program. What does a recent FWC case tell us about how it works?

Small businesses are a labour of love. It can take years of late nights and early mornings to establish a great team and turn a profit. Then…

The ATO says businesses are able to make JobKeeper payments for work performed in another fortnight but must comply with bi-weekly payment deadlines.

Research and development is a critical way for a business to grow and gain an edge over the competition. But funding R&D is expensive �…

Sole traders have started recieving their JobKeeper payments, with those SmartCompany spoked to offering varying assessments of the enrollment process.

Small business owners are responding with confusion and frustration after reports emerged the federal government is considering winding back the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme.

The ATO has provided guidance on its approach to JobKeeper compliance and enforcement, saying firms trying to do right will be treated with sympathy.

Prominent Australian chef and business owner Julie Goodwin had to find a way to pay her employees during April in order to qualify for the JobKeeper wage subsidies.

The first JobKeeper wage payment deadline is fast approaching. Pay your workers or risk missing out on back payments for the first two fortnights.

KeepCup has taken a hit from COVID-19 as cafe stop accepting reusable coffee cups, but co-founder Abigail Forsyth says she'll be taking a harder line on eradicating single-use packaging and disposable coffee cups in the future.