Casual Workers Across Australia Are Left in Financial Limbo During Covid Lockdowns
Once again, a number of Australia’s biggest cities have been placed under new lockdowns, as a consequence of this, hundreds of thousands of casual workers across the country have been left without an income thus giving them an uncertain and anxious future. Some casual workers will receive a $500 crisis payment if their city’s lockdown […]
NSW State Government Announces Support Package for Small Businesses Impacted By New Lockdown
The New South Wales State Government has announced a new support package to assist small businesses with the economic impact caused by the recent two week lockdown. The package includes grants of between $5,000 and $10,000 for small businesses, payroll tax deferrals for all employers, and an extension of the Dine and Discover program to […]
12,000 Victorian Businesses Were Unfairly Denied Covid-19 Grants
The Victorian ombudsman has announced that 12,000 businesses across the state might now be eligible to receive retrospective covid-19 grants of up to $10,0000 after it was discovered that there were flaws in the grant applicant process that unfairly penalised human error. As a result of the probe, the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions […]
Advice to Help Businesses Impacted By Floods Minimise Their Financial Hardship
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has announced a new checklist to support small businesses who have been affected by the recent flooding to occur in the east coast of Australia. This checklist has been created to help reduce the amount of financial hardship small businesses endure as they look to recover from the […]