Posts tagged "COVID-19 affecting small business"

As the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ensuing economic effects, hit Australia, Whisky Loot founder Joel Hauer braced for a hit to the online subscription business. But it never came.

The ATO will open applications for JobKeeper wage subsidies on April 20, amid ongoing efforts to provide more clarity about eligibility for the payments.

One of the first things we ask about when we advise clients on public relations strategies is their key business objectives for the next 12 …

What you need to know about paying JobKeeper recipient employees, issuing stand down orders, and what happens if businesses get it wrong.

The JobKeeper package has now passed parliament. Here's everything we know about eligibility requirements for businesses, employees and sole traders.

I have no words to describe the past three weeks of being a business owner and accountant during the COVID-19 pandemic. But I will try.

Federal Parliament is meeting today to pass the Morrison government's $130 billion JobKeeper package. Here's what we know about who will be eligible.

We asked SmartCompany readers to send us their questions about the federal government's JobKeeper wage subsidies, then we set about answering them.

Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash has warned big businesses the COVID-19 pandemic is no excuse for delaying payments to small suppliers, but that is not stopping some companies.

The shutdowns of non-essential services due to coronavirus may trigger conditions in the Fair Work Act that allow staff stand downs without …

Employers often assume mass redundancies are their only course of action, but redundancy alternatives are available and may actually be more…

As panic buying gripped the nation, Sydney-based small business Niki's Wipes has seen sales for its premium, natural baby wipes jumping by 500% a day.