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JobKeeper eligibility for 16 and 17 year olds

From 11 May 2020, there are revised rules regarding JobKeeper for 16 and 17 year olds. They will no longer be eligible for the JobKeeper payment unless they are “independent” or they are not undertaking “full-time study”. The definitions of “Independent”and “full-time study” are explained in the new Section C of the Employee Nomination Forms […]

Top up Payments

The ATO has just announced that it has extended the time in which employers need to pay employees for JobKeeper fortnights 1 and 2 until 8 May 2020. Please read this important PDF in relation to top up wage payments for the Jobkeeper Scheme. The Australian Taxation Office (‘ATO’) has announced a temporary simplified short […]

Jobkeeper eligibility

On Friday afternoon the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released a Jobkeeper update.  We have attached a link below where you can read this update in full. The main focus of this update relates to clarification of the “one in, all in’ principle and also changes for Full time students aged 16 and 17 years old. If […]

Australian State and Territory economic relief and stimulus package summaries

In response to the coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic currently impacting the economy and businesses generally, each Australian State and Territory Government has announced relief and other support packages as part of the broader economic stimulus measures….(see attached PDF for more info) CONTINUE READING

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