Hopefully the light isn’t on oncoming train,
or the tax man with a torch….
What does this mean for businesses receiving support from ServiceNSW?
JobSaver and Micro Business Grant will wind down
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The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements program will extend support into the second and third year of an eligible Australian Apprenticeship through the Completing Apprenticeship Commencements program.
You should have received a payment yesterday for the period 3-26th September, so there is no need to do anything just yet. We are hearing reports of bugs in the system, so probably best to sit tight for the time being.
Businesses receiving JobSaver support will need to reconfirm eligibility fortnightly and payment should be received within a week. You can only confirm at the end of the period, if you need time to get your accounts up to date, you can submit more than one declaration at a time.
Does anyone really understand personal / carers leave (Sick leave in the old lingo)?
Well here is the official explanation from FairWork
Employees can’t usually take sick leave to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This is because the entitlement to sick leave under the National Employment Standards is only available when an employee is unfit for work because they are ill or injured.
Businesses receiving support will need to reconfirm eligibility fortnightly and payment should be received within a week.
September payments will be processed without further info being required.
There are 3 possible testing options.
You are able to confirm all the fortnights you are eligible for – receiving a large payment in one fortnight will not stop you receiving payments for future fortnights if your turnover falls again. You do not need to reapply if you are ineligible for a fortnight.
More info on the sudden changes to the Service NSW JobSaver & Micro Business Grants is expected to be released on Monday.
We hope to learn if you can re-enter the scheme if trading declines after it gets better.
Will declarations delay payments? If fortnight ends on a Sunday and payment is expected on a Monday – will small businesses be waiting longer?
Late on Friday Service NSW announced surprise changes to the JobSaver Program.
Businesses will need to retest fortnightly for payments to continue.
Bookkeepers and accountants think this will cause hardship and extra expense for small businesses.
Nicole was quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald in the article about red tape for small business
JobSaver & Micro Business Grant fortnightly payments will go out today as scheduled.
Bookkeepers & accountants and their associations are pushing back on these new unrealistic hoops we being asked to jump through – without warning.
At this stage – do nothing.
You may or may not have received an email from Service NSW about confirming your eligibility for JobSaver or Micro Business Grant. Despite the email suggesting you can opt out if you no longer require the payments, when you login you will discover you are being asked to retest your turnover for the past fortnight (fortnight-ish, its only a 13 day period). This new testing contradicts assurances from Service NSW that payments would continue until restrictions are eased.
