With almost 600,000 Australians losing their jobs in April, and a further 600,000 seeing their hours cut, it could be time to retrain to improve your employment prospects.
"Just because a redundancy occurs during COVID-19, it is not automatically a genuine redundancy," says Bridget Akers, senior solicitor at LegalAid NSW.
Supermarkets, telcos and cyber security firms are among companies that are hiring despite massive layoffs in industries affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The ATO has announced a new shortcut to make it easier for you to claim work-from-home expenses. But will it put more money back in your pocket? Not necessarily.
More than a million Australians who work for local councils or universities, or in construction or the arts may not be eligible for the JobKeeper payment.
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