The JobKeeper Subsidy - an analysis of recent changes to
eligibility requirements that may assist.
The nature in which the Coronavirus has impacted Australian
business has made the JobKeeper payment, a key component of the
Federal Government's business support package, highly desirable
to Australian business owners. The payment provides a $1,500.00 per
fortnight, per employee wage subsidy to employers for a period of 6
months. Although on the surface the JobKeeper payment seems
relatively simple to access, we discuss some challenges that
businesses have faced in accessing the payment and how recent
changes to the rules surrounding the payment may provide a remedy
for those currently unable to access the JobKeeper payment.
