JobKeeper payment
The Government has announced a $130 billion JobKeeper payment to help keep more Australians in jobs and support businesses affected by the significant economic impact caused by the Coronavirus.
https://treasury.gov.au/coronavirus/jobkeeper
Worker Support Payments:
The State Government is offering payments to support people having to isolate while waiting for test results, or after receiving a positive COVID-19 result. More information can be found here:
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/covid-19-worker-support-payment
A comprehensive guide for Employers published by Australian Chamber of Commerce:
Please visit the Fair Work Ombudsman website to find out about your obligations and entitlements during the COVID-19 crisis.
Keeping yourself and your staff safe:
Safe Work Australia about Coronavirus
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-pcbus
Create a flexible working policy
Providing flexible working arrangements can benefit both you and your employees.
Include your flexible working policy in your Human Resources (HR) manual. This will ensure that your employees know what's expected of them if they want to ask for flexible working arrangements.
If you haven't created a HR manual yet, use our template below and adjust it to suit your business needs.
https://www.business.vic.gov.au/hiring-and-managing-staff/employer-respo...
Hatch Labour Exchange
Australian tech start-up Hatch has developed a website to encourage a Labour Exchange during the Coronavirus crisis to help employees that have been stood down, as well as businesses looking for temporary staffing to help with increased demand on their business.
