“So many people I know are clutching at straws right now”
Adding her voice to the push for the return of JobKeeper on behalf of the workers of the Central Coast is Erina Fair worker, Charmaine Simonet, who is also a…
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Federal Government ignores universal calls for JobKeeper to return
Calls for the Federal Government to reintroduce JobKeeper have received bipartisan support on the Coast as many small business owners and workers struggle to make ends meet during the COVID…
NSW cannot have an extended lockdown without JobKeeper in place – Minns
The NSW Labor Party is calling for more measures from the State and Federal Governments to support businesses and employees as the lockdown for Greater Sydney, including the Central Coast,…
Coast businesses hold their breath as JobKeeper ends
There is a degree of nervousness across the Central Coast as more than 5,000 local businesses face the repercussions of the end of JobKeeper on March 28, says Business NSW…
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre calls for JobKeeper encore
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre has managed to navigate its way through COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions, but with JobKeeper set to cease at the end of March, theatre owners Beth and…
11,000 local businesses are using JobKeeper
The state’s peak business organisation Business NSW has asked the Federal Government to provide a clear pathway for business recovery in its annual pre-budget submission to Treasury. Central Coast Regional…
Jobkeeper flaw creates staffing issues for struggling small businesses
As 11,000 local businesses face a withdrawal of JobKeeper, a continued review on how and who to support with targeted stimulus is needed to ensure the longer term survival of…
Building a JobKeeper and JobSeeker “heat map” for the Central Coast
Over 47 per cent of Central Coast businesses, some 11,453 organisations in total, were receiving JobKeeper payments in May. The JobKeeper data, compiled by local data analytics company, See Change,…
JobKeeper extension eases fears of economic cliff
For many Central Coast businesses, an extension of the JobKeeper program announced this week by the Federal Government could prove to be the difference between staying afloat and going under….
JobKeeper extension brings happiness to the arts and hospitality sectors
For many Central Coast businesses, an extension of the JobKeeper program announced this week by the Federal Government could prove to be the difference between staying afloat and going under….
JobKeeper extended but at a lower rate and with strings attached
The JobKeeper wage subsidy will be extended until March 2021 at a lower rate. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, announced on July 21 that JobKeeper would be…
JobKeeper ‘cliff’ looming
Central Coast businesses are becoming increasingly worried about their future as the end date for the JobKeeper supplement looms.
Some small businesses can’t access JobKeeper
Access requirements to the JobKeeper welfare scheme may undermine the salvation to small business that the Morrison Government is hoping for, according to some local proprietors. The JobKeeper payment package…