“Working flexibly has been fast-tracked”: Circle In launches COVID-19 product to support parents working from home
The COVID-19 environment has seen Circle In launch a new product, take on its first international clients, and secure new investor funding to boot.
The RBA says Australia’s economic recovery will be V-shaped, but there are reasons to doubt this
The Reserve Bank of Australia has forecasted our economic recovery will be V-shaped, however, it looks more like a flat-bottomed boat when graphed.
Women are “maxing out and burning out” because of COVID-19, says Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
Amidst the crisis of the pandemic, women are disproportionately the ones working day and night to keep their families and households afloat.
The ATO will respond “sympathetically” to good-faith JobKeeper participants but “forcefully” where businesses fail to pass on payments
The ATO has provided guidance on its approach to JobKeeper compliance and enforcement, saying firms trying to do right will be treated with sympathy.
“Nimble and agile”: How this small dairy company pivoted from supplying cafes to filling Woolworths fridges across the country
After stage-three COVID-19 restrictions were announced, Riverina Fresh boss Rob Collier "quickly got a war room together" to come up with a plan of attack.
Coronavirus update for business: Qantas slashes fares, Airbnb lays off 25% of staff, and what will offices look like post-COVID-19?
Queensland has dropped $5.5 million into a new AI hub, Airbnb has laid off 1,900 staff, and Qantas is floating some pretty cheap plane tickets.
‘I had to find $15,000’: When Julie Goodwin discovered the government’s JobKeeper catch, she changed her home loan
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.
JobKeeper reminder: Pay your wages by tomorrow or miss out on your April 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.
Queensland government cops criticism for delaying small business grants and blaming COVID-19
A petition is circulating in Queensland calling on the state government to get moving with grant applications wayleighed by the coronavirus crisis.
Is your business “COVID safe”? Morrison to outline framework for easing restrictions as industries face new OH&S measures
The federal government is turning its eye towards easing coronavirus trading restrictions and wants businesses to pitch their plans for being "COVID safe".
“A house of cards”: Why KeepCup is taking a harder line on single-use items
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.
Authenticity pops: Resist the urge to jump on the COVID-19 marketing train
Being just like every other brand and screaming COVID-19 comms isn’t going to inject your brand with the fuel it needs to get through the pandemic unscathed.
