JobKeeper 2.0 – Key points

The JobKeeper program has been extended beyond 27 September 2020 – and will be called JobKeeper 2.0 (JK 2.0) Some “key take-away’s” from our point of view are: The decline in income tests are now based on ACTUAL income for the QUARTER (September 2020 and / or December...

JobKeeper 2.0 – Eligible Businesses

Eligible employers An eligible employer is an employer that: On 1 March 2020, carried on a business in Australia or was a non‑profit body pursuing its objectives principally in Australia; and before the end of the JobKeeper fortnight, it met the original decline in...

JobKeeper 2.0 – Eligible Employees

From 3 August 2020, the eligibility tests for employees were changed to enable a greater number of employees to access JobKeeper. Previously, an employee had to be employed by the relevant entity on 1 March 2020 to be eligible for JobKeeper payments. Someone employed...

JobKeeper Payments

From 28 September 2020, the payment rate for JobKeeper will taper from the flat rate of $1,500 and split into a higher and lower rate. JobKeeper payment 30 March to 27 September 2020 28 September to 3 January 2021 4 January 2021 to 28 March 2021 Worked 80 hours or...