Posts tagged "JobKeeper"

Thanks to the fallout of COVID-19, employee relations obligations have become a potential minefield. Here's how to ensure you're covered.

Sole traders are being advised to ensure they're reported a taxable supply to the ATO before applying for JobKeeper payments.

More Australian businesses will keep receiving JobKeeper wage subsidies from September, with the federal government easing the eligibility criteria for both businesses and employees.

Childcare centres in Melbourne will be open to permitted workers only under tough new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Victoria.

A planned cut to JobKeeper payments at the end of September should be pushed back in light of stage four restrictions in Melbourne, Kate Carnell argues.

Sole traders in Melbourne are livid after the Andrews state government stipulated those without employees would not be eligible for $10,000 COVID-19 grants.

JobKeeper will be tweaked to ensure businesses in Melbourne aren't shut out of the program, amid calls for payments to be extended.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has called on the government to extend JobKeeper at the $1,500 rate, as Victorian businesses anticipate further restructions.

Executives at department store Harris Scarfe and receivers Deloitte made 59 retail workers redundant in March, but weeks later, the retailer was looking to hire once again. 

The ATO has warned businesses will not be able to claim JobKeeper wages under their R&D tax incentive deductions, foreshadowing retrospective red tape.

Even if the government hadn’t spent $5.9 billion on JobKeeper and other emergency measures last financial year, its budget position would have collapsed.

We've put together some frequently asked questions about the next phase of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program. Here are the answers.