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Temporary changes to the Fair Work Act

June 01, 2020

To support the implementation and operation of the JobKeeper scheme in Australian workplaces, temporary JobKeeper provisions have been added to the Fair Work Act (Fair Work Act JobKeeper provisions). These provisions apply to employers who have qualified for the JobKeeper scheme and their eligible employee. They started on 9 April 2020 and end on 28

May 27, 2020

You may not be aware but super payments are only considered to be paid for the purpose of claiming a tax deduction once they have been received by the super fund, not on the date that the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) accepts them. As per the Australian Taxation Office: To ensure you can

April 30, 2020

The Commissioner has extended the time to enrol for the initial JobKeeper periods, from 30 April 2020 until 31 May 2020. If you enrol by 31 May 2020, you will still be able to claim for the JobKeeper fortnights ending in April and May, provided you meet all the eligibility requirements for each for those fortnights. This includes having

April 27, 2020

If your business employs or hosts apprentices, you may be eligible to receive a 50% reimbursement of apprentice wages from 1 Jan 2020 to 30 September 2020 (up to a total of $7,000 per apprentice per quarter). Eligibility Requirements A business is eligible to apply for the apprentice wage subsidy if it had less than

April 27, 2020

Please note the Commissioner has extended the time to enrol for the initial JobKeeper periods, from 30 April 2020 until 31 May 2020. If you enrol by 31 May you will still be able to claim for the fortnights in April and May, provided you meet all the eligibility requirements for each of those fortnights. This includes having paid your employees

April 21, 2020

Sean Wilson, the CEO of Workforce Guardian, explains the JobKeeper Payment Scheme and answers a few commonly asked questions. Click below to watch now:

April 06, 2020

Sole traders may be eligible to receive the JobKeeper Payment if their turnover has reduced. Following registration by the eligible business, the Government will provide $1,500 per fortnight per eligible employee for a maximum of 6 months. This will support sole traders to maintain their income and connection with employees. Eligibility Sole traders (including those

April 03, 2020

The NSW Government announced today that thousands of small businesses across the state will receive grants of up to $10,000 under a new assistance scheme that is designed to provide fast help for small businesses struggling with the COVID-19 shutdown. According to the media release: The NSW Government will put $750 million into the Small

April 03, 2020

The Fair Work Commission has determined that it will vary the Hospitality Award to improve flexibility of the award during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The determination inserts a temporary new Schedule, which will apply from an employee’s first full pay period on or after 24 March until 30 June 2020. The Fair Work Commission may

April 03, 2020

The Fair Work Commission has determined that it will vary the Restaurant Award to improve award flexibilty during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The determination inserts a temporary new Schedule, which will apply from an employee’s first full pay period on or after 31 March an until 30 June 2020. The Fair Work Commission may also

Temporary changes to the Fair Work Act

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