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JobKeeper payment for employers and employees
Under this scheme, the Government will provide $1,500 per employee for a business that has been affected by COVID-19. Businesses can keep paying their employees using this subsidy, which will be paid on a fortnightly basis.
Eligibility criteria
Eligible employers:
- have a turnover of less than $1 billion and their turnover has fallen by more than 30% (for at least a month); or
- have a turnover of $1 billion or more and their turnover has fallen by more than 50% (for at least a month); and
- are not subject to the Major Bank Levy
Eligible employees:
- are currently employed by the eligible employer (including those stood down or re-hired) or were employed by the employer as of 1 March 2020
- are full-time, part-time, or long-term casuals (a casual employed on a regular basis for longer than 12 months as of 1 March 2020)
- are at least 16 years of age
- are an Australian citizen, the holder of a permanent visa, a Protected Special Category Visa Holder, a non-protected Special Category Visa Holder who has been residing continually in Australia for 10 years or more, or a Special Category (Subclass 444) Visa Holder
- are not in receipt of a JobKeeper payment from another employer
What it covers
Eligible employers will be paid $1,500 per fortnight per eligible employee. Eligible employees will receive, at a minimum, $1,500 per fortnight, before tax, and employers are able to top-up the payment.
Where to access it
Business with employee or without employees:
https://www.ato.gov.au/general/gen/JobKeeper-payment/Duration
Starting from 30th March 2020, businesses will be able to claim this for 6 months.