Published 9 April 2020 On Tuesday, we published our Covid-19 Update: JobKeeper Payment – What we know so far newsletter. Yesterday, 8 April 2020, parliament sat in a special session to pass the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Bill 2020 and the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Bill 2020.  The bills include the framework under which […]

Published 8 April 2020 On 28 March 2020, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) decided to vary the Clerks—Private Sector Award 2010 (the Award) by inserting Schedule I – Award Flexibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Schedule aims to apply from 28 March 2020 until 30 June 2020. In summary, the temporary changes to the Clerks […]

Published 6 April 2020 On 30 March 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the Government would introduce ‘a $1,500 per fortnight JobKeeper payment to keep Australians in their jobs’.  An urgent announcement made which was intended to prevent job losses. However, this scheme will depend upon legislation being enacted.  We understand that parliament will return […]