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Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... under house arrest and most businesses are shuttered? But enough with the technicalities. The Morrison government's JobKeeper scheme has, no doubt, limited the nightmare scenario for the Australian labour market. This, together with the JobSeeker ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... the RBA cutting rates and injecting funds in the market with targeted programs as well as the Federal Government's JobKeeper program." He argues the pandemic's true teeth will be revealed once the JobKeeper supplement ends. "This is when we are ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... trust levels as the government has asked them to relax some requirements particularly related to the payment of the JobKeeper subsidy along with the halting of mortgages for hundreds of thousands of Australians." Although trust had improved in Australia's ...

Early release applications top $9bn

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... they love," Clancy said, "The government's support of the aviation industry, and the support to the workers through JobKeeper, have been greatly appreciated." Industry fund for the retail sector Rest, which has approximately $60 billion in member ...

AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... applications approved, totalling more than $9 billion. In addition, the ATO has received almost 750,000 enrolments for the JobKeeper program, and more than $7 billion in credits have been applied to eligible business under the cash flow boost program. ...

Unemployment already over 15%: Roy Morgan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... Morgan is an improvement the 27.4% it recorded in last two weeks of March, before the Federal Government announced its JobKeeper package. However, Roy Morgan's April unemployment numbers is still much higher than the latest data from ABS, which was collected ...

ERS top of mind for advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... volatility in financial markets. This was followed by enquiries about the federal government's JobSeeker payment and JobKeeper wage subsidy. AMP technical strategy manager John Perri said the government was making it relatively easy to apply for super ...

Top adviser queries revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... included understanding the eligibility rules surrounding JobSeeker payments and supplements, which employers qualify for JobKeeper payments, how a reduction in account based pension minimums will apply over the next two financial years and which situations ...

Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... future growth, Morley and Holden argued, as Australians become more frugal with their spending. While the government's JobKeeper packages will mitigate the severity of the recession, these measures will not avoid one all together, they argue. "They are ...

Businesses urged to apply for JobKeeper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... Business and Family Enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell is concerned that many small businesses may not be applying for the JobKeeper scheme. Carnell said there is a concern from many small business owners that they cannot afford to pay staff up to April ...