Wow - I don't think this article could have been covered in a more negative way. What are you trying to achieve - a backlash against the spending?

The initiative is covering a huge number of people - including a much larger number of casuals than the 1.1M you make the focus of your negative article. You don't even mention that Casual employees that will get the JobKeeper package. Your comment "...To qualify for JobKeeper, you must work full-time or part-time, be a sole trader or a not-for-profit..." is misleading. What about the Casuals with >12mths experience at their employer. What about the Casuals who will be BETTER off with the $1,500 (eg. if their previous regular hours yielded

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I had a full time job and resigned in December 2019.

Now I have 3 casual part time jobs. One commenced in June 2019 and the remainder in October 2019. All of these positions have stood me down as there is no work.

I am single person with no income living on my own. What package can I qualify for?

Secondly, if I don't qualify now, can I qualify in June 2020 for any package?

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Jackie, you should be able to apply for JobSeeker. It offers an extra $550 per fortnight for 6 months as well as an additional $750 in July. It think you can also receive rent assistance as an additional benefit of The Jobseeker package.

All the best. I hope it all works out for you.

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What if an employer is not eligible or chooses not to register for Jobkeeper but seeks all employees to agree to reduce hours by 30% as LWOP (leave without pay) and this takes my gross pay as a part time worker below $1500 gross. Do I have any protection under the amended Fair Work Act to receive a minimum of $1500 gross? My enterprise agreement requires consultation but really our employer is unilaterally forcing us to agree to the reduced hours without any real opportunity to discuss. They even seek a signed letter returned over the Easter break agreeing to the reduction with no defined end date, such as 28 September or other date linked to an event (perhaps the lifting of a state's Home Confinement order may be appropriate).

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I started a new job as a preschool teacher in Feb 2020 working 36 hours per week. This has been reduced to 13 hours per week as numbers of chn have dropped from 30 per day to 4 per day. My boss wants to keep staff on to continue with quality ed program. So I am not able to receive Job Seeker or Job Keeper.

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I have had regular casual employment for what I believe to be 12 months however my employer says I do not qualify... I have emails with my job offer dated February 2019, as well as completed all my online training in February. However my first shift wasn't until the 12th of March so I have been denied.

Can someone please tell me where I would find information to see if I have any grounds to fight this?? I believe my employment should commence from the offer and completed online training.

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what if you became permanet part-time just before all this went down with the closures of business

my 3 month casual trial was over and I haven't been at the company 12 months does that mean my boss still get the subsidy for me??

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What if you have 2 jobs and your income from 1 of the jobs is effected by closure and your other job continues without effect. The one job you have that is effected by Closure you do not claim the tax free threshold with your wage but this business is applying for JobKeeper payments. The other job that you do claim tax free threshold is not applying to claim the JobKeeper payment. Can i receive the JobKepper payment from an employer that i do not claim tax free threshold?

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I would double check with Fairwork Australia as a start. They could then direct you to the appropriate area.

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If you were permanent part time on 1 March you should be included.

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If you are part time and the business turnover has decreased by 30% you should be able to access JobKeeper through your employer.

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It is my understanding that you need to have been with your employer for at least 12 months to be eligible for the Job Keeper. Those who have been employed for less will miss out. If you are still employed then you can't apply for Job Seeker.

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I think the 12 month criteria only applies to casuals.

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I jay I started in Dec 2019 as a child care worker, today I have been told I didn't clear my probation period and no work from today and I have Permanent residency, I am not sure why they didn't apply my job seeker.

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What are the rules if you have worked for a company for three years permanent part time and then you leave to take up another position which doesn't work out. You are then reemployed by the first company and have been only been with them for 3 months. Does the other 3 years count towards JobSeeker rules? Or are you not eligible because you have only been back for 3 months?

Would appreciate any information on this

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Yes I'd like to know this too. My partner is in the same boat... partime job continuing (claims the tft) and her casual job she has held for 3 years has been stood down.

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I'm not eligible for the jobseeker payment as I am not of age and I am also not eligible for jobkeeper payment because I've only been there for 11 months, I feel like I'm out of luck here. Is there any advice on what I could do?? and will the Government lower casual employee eligibility?!

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Hi OT

You could look at the Youth Allowance perhaps?

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At this stage you can only claim the JobKeeper for your primary job; this will be the job where you claim the tax free threshhold and are permanent part time.

If both jobs are casual and you have been stood down by both I would contact ATO and get advice.

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If you are permant part time you will qualify for JobSeeker. If you were reemployed as a casual I think the 12 month criteria would apply.

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Can an employer discriminate against some of their eligible employees by not nominating them for JobKeeper? One of my children is an eligible casual employee but has been advised that the employer will only nominate certain full time staff & not the casuals..

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My wife worked 2 casual jobs for under 12 months, both have gone. I earn over the jobseeker threshold so she is not ellibile. With my reduced salary and my wife not working our household income has dropped by 40%. Have we just fallen through the gap on this? With my wife being a mother returning to work, it's a difficult pill to swallow. Thanks

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I am a casual teacher in a catholic high school. The article says that teacher's in non government schools are eligible for the job keeper payment. Can somebody in the know clarify this for me because I have heard otherwise ? Thankyou.

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We have a casual employee whom has worked with us since Sept 2018 but she took five months off and went overseas and worked in a station in the Kimberleys in that period so has only been back on the books since November. So she has been with us for over 18 months but does her break make her unqualified for job keeper? Thanks in advance!

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Hi there, I'm a casual whose hours have dropped from 100 hours a fortnight to 60. Will I get the $1500 a fortnight ON TOP of the hours I'm still working? Tried researching and cannot find the answer anywhere. Cheers

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I am permanent part time(65 hrs fortnight ) in a school canteen with no school am I eligible for job seeker

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There are no grounds, employers have the decision to nominate which employees they want to partake in program, you could politely ask them to double check. Assuming you pass the residency tests, just apply for JobSeeker if they say no.

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The 12 months rule only applies to casual employees, if you are rehired as part time again, you are eligible for JobKeeper.

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Youth Allowance

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I have been a casual nurse with the same private hospital for over 12 months. I have not been stood down but yet there is no work for me as they have plenty of permanent staff to cover all areas as all their surgeries have been cancelled. I would earn $2200 per fortnight but now $0 as I don't qualify for the Jobkeeper payments.

My husband earns $1000 per week. We have 2 children. What help can I recieve?

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I started as a sole trader in July so its less than 12 months. Before that i was on maternity leave. Is there any advice what i can do.

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Re JobKeeper payment: I'm a long term casual ( +2 years now) employed by a small catering company. The casuals are allotted jobs on an IRREGULAR basis, as the ebb and flow of functions come in. I read in the legislation that, to receive JobKeeper, I had to be employed by my employer "...on a regular and systematic basis..." during the previous 12 months. What does that mean exactly because during the autumn-winter months last year, I worked one shift a month but then from November through to January, I worked at least once a week (not exactly "regular and systematic")? Do I qualify? Signed, S. Uncertain!

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Not eligible :/

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Yes. $1500 per fortnight even if you make less than $1500 in those 60 hours

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Dear all,

I was hired on April 15 2019 as a fixed term full-time employee of the company who is eligible for the JobKeeper program. My fixed term contact ended on Jan 31st 2020 and they hired me on a casual role from Feb 3rd until Feb 28th. They offered me a full time permanent employee role which I commenced from 2nd March 2020. I am eligible for the JobKeeper program?

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So I'm a single mum on a parenting payment single for the past 3 years and for the last 13 months from 23 of March I was employed on a casual basis but my ex-employer terminated me due to lack of work and I was given a separation certificate. I am not eligible for the job seeker payment as I receive my parenting payment which is roughly $750 a fortnight. My income that I have lost is $500 a week and I have no way to gain it back through government payment.

If my ex-employer decides to apply for the job keeper payment and still doesn't re-hire me are the required to pay me from when I was terminated or are they required to pay me at all even if they don't re-hire me.

It seems like just because I'm a parent and I'm single that I have no other way to gain the income I have lost as my career has been and is in hospitality so no available jobs to even apply for.

I'm struggling with the cost of absolutely everything haven't been able to get help or financial assistance with anything yes the Coronavirus supplement is coming in to play within the next 2 weeks but what about until then as I've already fallen behind on absolutely every bill I have just to keep food on the table and Every basic essential that is needed.

So will my ex-employer be required to pay for any backdate amount until the Coronavirus supplement is in play or because I recieve parenting payment I'm not Eligible which I don't understand because if I can work while on that payment and earn income on that payment (with parenting payment on a reduced amount each fortnight) then shouldn't I be entitled to the same benefits as everyone else or am I meet to just be told that I've lost that income and not able to gain it no matter what ? Please help me

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Single parent receiving FTB for 2 kids and working as casual receiving less than $1200fn. My employer is not eligible for jobkeeper. What should I do? :(

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A friend of mine son got layed off 2 wks ago now they have got him back because of this $750 a wk but he has only been casual for 4mths I said they can't pay him that much how much should he be getting can't companies get in trouble for doing this

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I was employed with my employer as a full timer for 3 years then went on maternity leave to return to work with the same employer as a casual in feb 2020 am I entitled to the $1500 a fortnight payment?

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Were you paid for your training?

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My son is in the same position. Job offer Feb 2019, first shift March 10 2019. He was doing online inductions etc in Feb, but HR won't backdate his start date stating he doesn't qualify. So dissappointed for him.

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Why are eligible casuals who always earned less than $1500 fortnight getting a pay increase? Shouldn't they just get what they got per week on average? Then employer can use the other portion of the leftover $1500 to pay full-time staff closer their wage. Seems ludicrous to give casuals a huge bonus????

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I started my casual job April 2019 where i have been working 60 + hours a fortnight.

My hours have now been reduced to 18 -22 hours fortnight. Am I entitled to jobkeeper payment?

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My wife's in the same situation. She's returning to work and has worked for 7 months so doesn't qualify for job keeper unlike every one else in the shop. She doesn't qualify for job seeker because of my income. But at least we have increased taxes to look forward to despite no assistance whatsoever.

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The JobSeeker threshold of earnings for the partner (79,762) is based on your earnings for the last fortnight not the last tax year. If that makes sense. So if your reduced salar, based on your most recent fortnights earnings, would be under the threshold then your wife can still get JobSeeker.

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If I worked in childcare as a casual since October 2018, then I worked permanant part time for the same company for 8 months the I remained as a casual with this company while I commenced university working there during the school holiday, my school holiday hours are reduced due to reduced number of children to look after, am I entitled to jobkeeper?

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I am a registered nurse with 2 casual nursing jobs

One position is in a private hospital the other at a university

Total hrs per week 30

My husband is a self funded retiree

I have no work as no hours are available due to Coronavirus

Am I eligible at all for Job Keeper/seeker

Have never applied for help before

Could please clarify for me

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Hi Matt,

No additional advice for you I'm afraid, but I'm replying to your comment as I'm in the same boat with my husband - I worked a full time 8 month fixed-term contract with a large events venue which ceased on the 31st March. I had another full-time role lined up (with signed employment offer) which was supposed to start in April but the organisation couldn't give a definite start date due to COVID-19.

I applied for JobSeeker, but my husband earns just over the threshold which left me not eligible; ironic as he would have received JobSeeker if it were the other way around and we would have been better off financially... I reached out to my previous employer where I was eligible for JobSeeker, however, they did not choose to re-hire me until I started my other new job...

Our household income has also dropped 45% with bills to pay and attempting to save for our first home... Just doesn't seem fair given the amount of tax we also pay. The Minister of Finance, Mathias Cormann, said this "period we are going through is likely last for about 6 months" and "we don't accept people are falling through the cracks" when they clearly are.

If anyone has any advice out there, please get in touch by replying to this thread.

Thanks,

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I would still call it systematic if it is meeting expected seasonal needs, extra staff on hand to cover busy times is the system in place

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I am interested to know this also, as we have had a casual employee since 2015, however he didn't do any shifts during 2018 and only became regular hours again in August 2019.

Can anyone clarify this???

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I have an employee/actor who was a casual for more than year doing arts educator work however at Jan 2020 they signed a fixed contract with us to work as an actor for a play until May 2020. We applied to the job keeper to this fixed contract role as that was the role they were hired in as at March 1 and had not done any casual work in their other role since Dec 2019. The job keeper for the fixed contract role ended in May as that's when their contract ended. Are they then entitled to job keeper for their casual role as well?

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