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The loans will be targeted at small and medium enterprises that are operating in challenged industries, such as hospitality and international tourism, as they’re weaned off the $100 billion JobKeeper subsidy.
Up to 250,000 more unemployed when JobKeeper ends within weeks We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Up to 250,000 workers could lose their jobs when the JobKeeper wage subsidy ends this month as insolvency data reveals just three companies have used the federal government’s new rules to help struggling employers restructure to avoid shutting down. The end of the $90 billion JobKeeper program on March 28 is expected to result in thousands of businesses failing, pushing 125,000 to 250,000 people out of work, Unive...
MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 1:20 pm on March 2, 2021 | 29 comments The federal government recently suspended indefinitely a ‘star rating’ system that ranks privately-run employment services providers. Its decision has been described as ‘galling’ by unemployment support groups, as it comes at a time when the government is increasing its auditing of job applications submitted by unemployed people, as well as implementing a hotline for employers to “dob in” jobseekers that turn down low-paid work. Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union spokesperson Kristen O’Con...
Small business groups and unions strike deal to give part-timers in retail extra hours without penalty rates Westfield shopping centre in Doncaster, Victoria. Source: AAP. The Council of Small Business Groups Australia (COSBOA) and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) are jointly supporting changes to the retail award, which would allow 1.2 million part-time employees to work extra shifts without receiving penalty rates. The agreement to change the General Retail Industry Award was first struck between the peak retail union, the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, ...
Share on Twitter Welfare advocates have criticised the government's new JobSeeker "dob-in" hotline, saying it could lead to vulnerable staff being bullied by employers. The government announced on Tuesday the introduction of a phone line that will allow employers to report JobSeeker recipients who turn down offers for work. Greens Senator Rachel Siewert said the move was, “an abuse of power that will hurt the most vulnerable in our community”. Senator Siewert said she feared a culture of bullying could be created if employers were given the power to report JobSeeker recipien...