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The Fair Work Commission has extended the entitlement to unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave at half pay in 63 awards. Schedule X will now apply until 30 September 2020. This is a temporary schedule in some awards that gives employees: 2 weeks of unpaid pandemic leave the ability to take twice as much annual

There’s probably not a business in Australia that hasn’t been impacted by the coronavirus in some way. To assist employers and employees during this confusing time, the Australian Government has launched a dedicated coronavirus website to help you understand your rights and responsibilities during the outbreak and along the road to recovery. Visit https://coronavirus.fairwork.gov.au/ if

Some employers are eligible for free independent legal advice for workplace issues arising from the coronavirus outbreak. The Workplace Legal Advice Program provides eligible employers with free independent legal help to deal with workplace issues arising from the coronavirus outbreak. Advice is available on issues like: stand downs from work flexible work arrangements pay and

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

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