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On 8 April, the Morrison Government tabled the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 which includes changes to the Fair Work Act to facilitate the JobKeeper scheme. The legislation was subsequently passed by Parliament the same day in a late-night sitting of the Senate.

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IR Minister Christian Porter has offered an explanation of changes being proposed to the Fair Work Act to facilitate the Morrison Government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy. In a doorstop on 6 April, the Minister said:

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On 1 April, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued a statement identifying its intent to vary over 100 Modern Awards on its own initiative. The provisional view of the Full Bench was that, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Modern Awards should be varied as a matter of urgency to provide a majority of award-covered employees with access to two weeks unpaid “pandemic leave” and to permit annual leave to be taken at half-pay, by mutual agreement.

This is so 2 years ago! Find our news post regarding the 2022 Easter public holidays for eastern states here.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $130 billion economic stimulus package that includes a JobKeeper wage subsidy of $1500 per fortnight per employee.  The Government will require employers to pass on the payment to affected workers.  The Prime Minister said the Government expects up to 6 million workers to receive the payment over the next 6 months:

The Queensland Government has announced an additional $4 billion package to support health, jobs and business.

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On 22 March 2020 the Morrison Government announced the second stage of its economic plan in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus.

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The Palaszczuk Government has announced it will create a new $500 million loan facility, interest free for the first 12 months, to support businesses to keep Queenslanders in work and extend the coronavirus payroll tax deferral to all businesses across the state. Read the media release here.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today announced a $17.6 billion economic stimulus package in response to the challenges posed by the spread of the Coronavirus.

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