Enrolment is now open for the government's $130 billion JobKeeper Payment scheme. The scheme supports businesses significantly affected by the coronavirus to help keep more Australians in jobs.

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The JobKeeper payment is open to eligible employers, sole traders and other entities to enable them to pay their eligible employee’s salary or wages of at least $1,500 (before tax) per fortnight. You can enrol for the JobKeeper payment through the ATO's Business Portal, in ATO online services using myGov if you are a sole trader, or through a registered tax or BAS agent.

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Eligible employers will be reimbursed a fixed amount of $1,500 per fortnight for each eligible employee.

 

Employers need to pay all eligible employees a minimum of $1,500 (before tax) per fortnight to claim the JobKeeper payment. This will be paid to the employer in arrears each month by us. The first payments to eligible employers will commence in the first week of May 2020. JobKeeper payments can be made for the period beginning 30 March 2020.

 

If employers do not continue to pay their employees for each pay period, they will cease to qualify for the JobKeeper payment.

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To be eligible for the JobKeeper payment, employers and their employees must meet a range of criteria.

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IS MY BUSINESS ELIGIBLE?

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ARE MY EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE?

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AM I ELIGIBLE AS A BUSINESS PARTICIPANT?

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HOW DO I APPLY?

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Click the links for more information

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