JOBKEEPER 2.0 EXTENSION LEGISLATED
September 25, 2020Read morePer our previous newsletters, the Government has extended the Jobkeeper scheme. This has now been legislated and Treasury have released the legislative instrument providing more details about how the assessment criteria apply. The extension has two periods Extension 1 – 28 September 2020 to 3 January 2021 Will require...
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JOBKEEPER EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILTY UPDATE
August 18, 2020Read moreJOBKEEPER EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILTY UPDATE – 1 JULY 2020 EMPLOYEES NOW ELIGILIBLE Last Friday, the Treasurer registered a legislative instrument bringing into effect the change that would see staff employed by 1 July 2020 now eligible for JobKeeper, an extension from the previous 1 March 2020 date. The amendments apply...
HIGH COURT OVERTURNS MONDELEZ DECISION
August 18, 2020Read moreHIGH COURT OVERTURNS MONDELEZ DECISION On 13 August 2020, the High Court overturned the Full Federal Court decision, clarifying how paid personal/carer’s leave is accrued and taken. Personal/carer’s leave entitlements will be accrued per the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”), which is an entitlement to 10 days personal/carer’s...
Super Guarantee Amnesty
August 7, 2020Read moreOn 6 March 2020, the government introduced a super guarantee (SG) amnesty (the amnesty). The amnesty allows employers to disclose and pay previously unpaid super guarantee charge (SGC), including nominal interest, they owe their employees, for quarters starting from 1 July 1992 to 31 March 2018. Eligible disclosures will not incur...
JOBKEEPER EXTENSION – Jobkeeper 2.0
July 28, 2020Read moreOn 21 July 2020, the Government announced that JobKeeper would be extended to 28 March 2021, but it will have reduced payments to employers and it will be harder to qualify receive it. All employers wanting to claim JobKeeper payments from 28 September 2020 will need to reassess their...