November 5, 2020
AS PART OF THE 2020-21 FEDERAL BUDGET, THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 BILLION IN FUNDING TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO TAKE ON NEW APPRENTICES AND […]
October 15, 2020
2020 IS A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER. THE HISTORIC FEDERAL BUDGET 2020-21 HANDED DOWN BY THE TREASURER DELIVERS A SET OF MEASURES FOCUSED ON BOOSTING […]
October 6, 2020
On 28th September 2020, the JobKeeper payment scheme entered the next phase seeing the payment extended until 28 March 2021. There are two separate extension […]
September 2, 2020
JobKeeper 2.0 legislation has now passed both houses, with minor amendments that will ensure accountants are entrusted with issuing the 10 per cent decline in turnover […]
August 10, 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that eligibility for JobKeeper 2.0 will now be based on single quarters, in light of the stage 4 restrictions facing […]
July 21, 2020
JobKeeper will be extended beyond September, but businesses will face fresh eligibility tests based on actual declines in turnover, as Treasury releases its review of […]
July 13, 2020
The Victorian government has announced new $5,000 grants for businesses impacted by the second round of restrictions across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. Up to […]
May 28, 2020
On 23 March, the Victorian Government announced its $500 million Business Support Fund as part of a $1.7 billion stimulus package. Initially only available to small […]
April 22, 2020
Employers will not be allowed to cherry-pick employees to put forward for the JobKeeper payment scheme, the ATO has now confirmed. The ATO has now […]