In McCreedy v Village Roadshow Theme Parks Pty Ltd
[2020] FWC 2480, the Fair Work Commission handed down its first
decision dealing with a dispute arising under the JobKeeper
scheme.
The applicant, Ms McCreedy, had been employed by Village
Roadshow Theme Parks Pty Ltd (Village Roadshow) on
a part time basis, working around 15 hours over two days each week
for approximately 22 years. During that time, Ms McCreedy had
accrued approximately 9.3 weeks of annual leave and 8.6 weeks of
long service leave.
As a result of COVID-19, Village Roadshow was no longer able to
operate its theme parks and Ms McCreedy was stood down and issued
with a JobKeeper enabling direction to not attend work. During this
time, Ms McCreedy became eligible to receive the JobKeeper payment.
As a result, she started to receive $750 per week in JobKeeper
payments which was well in excess of her usual weekly take-home pay
of $375.
