news Jobkeeper payment: am I eligible? Here's everything you need to know to register
How much is the payment worth?
The federal government will pay eligible employers $1,500 per fortnight for each eligible worker, about 70% of the national median wage.
Jobkeeper is about $400 a fortnight more than the $1,100 JobSeeker payment with the coronavirus supplement for those out of work.
Who is eligible for jobkeeper?
In order to receive a payment, both the employer and employee must meet eligibility criteria.
Eligible employers are businesses (including companies, partnerships, trusts and sole traders), not-for-profits and charities:
With a turnover of less than $1bn that have lost 30% or more of their revenue compared to a comparable period a year ago.
With a turnover of $1bn or more and with at least a 50% reduction in revenue compared to a comparable period a year ago.
For registered charities the threshold is a decline in turnover of 15% or more, under changes announced on 6 April.
The big banks subject to the banking levy are not eligible.
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Public sector employers (and, by extension, their employees) are not eligible for jobkeeper - and on 3 April the national cabinet clarified that this also applies to local councils. State and local government employees might be eligible for state schemes, but not the commonwealth jobkeeper payment.
Eligible employees:
Were employed by an eligible employer at 1 March 2020
Can be sole traders, full-time, part-time, or long-term casuals employed on a regular basis for longer than 12 months as at 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, a non-protected special category visa who has been residing continually in Australia for 10 years or more, or a New Zealander on a special category (subclass 444) visa.
The government estimates that six million workers will receive this payment. Gig economy workers will be covered, as they are sole traders.
How will it be paid?
Eligible employers will be paid $1,500 per fortnight per eligible employee from 30 March 2020, for a maximum of six months.
Eligible employees will receive from their employers a minimum of $1,500 per fortnight, before tax. Employers are able to top up the payment.
Employers will pay employees as usual and payments will be made to the employer monthly in arrears by the Australian Tax Office.
Will I receive $1,500 even if I ordinarily earn less?
If an employee ordinarily receives less than $1,500 in income per fortnight before tax, their employer must pay them, at a minimum, $1,500 per fortnight, before tax. It is therefore possible for a long-term casual or part-time worker to receive more than their ordinary pay.
What if I was stood down or sacked?
If an employee has been stood down, their employer must pay their employee, at a minimum, $1,500 per fortnight, before tax.
This means that employees of businesses that shut down due to various restrictions – such as cafes, restaurants, theatres, casino workers and the like – will continue to be paid even if they are not working.
If an employee was employed on 1 March 2020, subsequently ceased employment with their employer, and then has been re-engaged by the same eligible employer, the employee will also receive, at a minimum, $1,500 per fortnight, before tax.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said this payment “changes the equation” and he expects employers who were forced to lay off workers may now “put them back on the books”.
When will it start being paid?
The subsidy will start on 30 March, with the first payments to be received by employers in the first week of May. In the meantime, employers must continue paying their employees and then claim the money from the first week of May.
Businesses will be able to register their interest in participating in the payment from 30 March on the ATO website. At 5pm on Monday 8,000 had already registered.
What about superannuation?
Employers must continue to pay the superannuation guarantee on regular wages but it is up to employer whether they pay superannuation on additional job keeper payments.
For example, a worker who ordinarily receives $1,000 a fortnight plus superannuation will receive the $1,500 jobkeeper payment, with superannuation paid on the first $1,000 and the employer able to decide whether to pay it on the last $500.
Can I get the jobkeeper and other payments?
A person receiving the jobkeeper payment cannot also receive the jobseeker payment (formerly Newstart). People who have already applied for jobseeker can withdraw and shift to jobkeeper payments if they are re-engaged by their employer.
A person cannot be in receipt of jobkeeper payments from two or more employers.
What about eligibility for jobseeker payments?
Eligibility has been expanded. At the moment, Australians out of work are not eligible for the jobseeker payment if their partner earns $48,000 or more.
Under changes made on Monday, people will be eligible for job-seeker payments unless their partner earns $79,762 or more.
Does this require legislation?
Yes. Parliament reconvened on 8 April with a smaller than usual sitting in Canberra to pass the stimulus package.
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如果成功申请了jobkeeper，下周payslip就应该可以体现jobkeeper payment的明细。
保底$1500，对原工资低于$1500的part time, long term casuals 是利好，但super由雇主决定按$1500还是原工资支付。
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现在问题是Treasury官网上说成立不满一年的公司tax commissioner有自主权决定是否符合标准，这个很模糊，也没有办法在7月前用BAS证明营业额大幅下降，难道要打电话去ATO argue么
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如果是employer，先在ATO申请嘛。
如果批了，这些都不需要担心了。
如果不批，会给出拒绝的理由。
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已经申请了，但昨天没收到ATO的邮件，据说有的雇主昨天被approve了，你的意思是ATO即使拒绝也会发邮件告知？
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那当然了
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已经有雇主被approve了？这么快！后续还需要提供哪些材料呢？
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感谢分享，等分来了一定加分。
文章里提到掉30%的taking，如果3月没有掉30%，4月掉，（可预见的）是不是够条件可以申请？还是就不够条件了？
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朋友圈里有人的老板昨天打电话说正式通过了会开始每两周发1500，现在看来应该不是收到了ATO的通知，是国会正式立法了
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谢谢。转给朋友
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对雇员的时间规定是3月1号在册。
Taking这个这篇文章里没有说的这么明确，有些business 的taking drop确实需要一段时间来体现。
建议你再等等，等更明确的细节规定出来。
如果你现在申请，万一被reject，反而麻烦。
这些只是我的个人理解，大家探讨。
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周三才通过的 周五是小长假 然后居然有人approved了？？ 另外想问问 是不是公司一定要做stp 才能申请到呢？
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不奇怪，周四下午HR紧急通知，所有员工填job keeper的online declaration，估计是单位的申请被approve了。
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可是现在就是只有在ato 网站上register而已 去哪申请？
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无聊点开ATO网站看了下，只是说了四月八号已经通过。目前并没有任何关于如何申请的更新。
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没有如何申请
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目前我有Parenting Payment(在家带孩子）的补贴，申请Job Keeper成功后，可以继续拿Parenting Payment吗？是不是只是Parenting Payment的数额相应减少？
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如果在休产假，拿着政府的ppl, 公司是没有带薪产假的,所以在单位这段时间属于unpair leave, 这个情况有可能拿到job keeper的钱吗？
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同问
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能拿job keeper 的钱话，工资是怎么发，原有工资+1500？
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这个钱是给上班的人的
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在1楼的文章中已经讲的很清楚了。
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当然不是，1楼的文章中已经讲的很清楚了。
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如果饭店关门。但没有辞退员工。
员工没有工资。员工在家。是否饭店可以申请这个？
还是必须饭店开门，员工上班才可以？
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有工作 full time到不了2周1500 是利好，现在可以申请了？
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正在拿ppl的不可以，ppl拿完了的可以领
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可以，我知道有已经在拿的了，但是需要employer去申请
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有个问题可以请教一下吗？这个钱是只要有一个月符合条件就可以领6个月，还是说有几个月掉百分三十，就只能领这几个月的？
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4月掉也是符合的，可以申请
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太感谢了。
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