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Last week the Fair Work Commission (FWC) published two contrasting decisions regarding applications to reduce the amount of redundancy pay due to incapacity to pay, the first two of their kind since the COVID-19 pandemic.   Se...

The much anticipated National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct for commercial leases (including retail, office and industrial) has been revealed. It is now up to each State and Territory to pass the relevant legislation to give effect to the rent re...

On 8 April 2020, the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 was passed by Federal Parliament, amending the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).   Our quick guide to the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme provides a s...

The Federal Government has announced the introduction of a new Code of Conduct (the Code) that is to regulate commercial and retail leases for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Code is mandatory and expected to be legislated...

The outbreak of COVID-19 has placed an inevitable strain on many small businesses and Australia's economy. With many industries affected by forced closures of their businesses, the childcare sector remains open, but with little to no students in atte...

In a bid to assist SMEs during the coronavirus pandemic the NSW Government has introduced new measures to support SMEs. Relief for SMEs impacted by COVID-19 is being offered by both the Federal and State Governments. In this article, we review the me...

With unprecedented numbers of Australian employees now working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing measures implemented by the Government, the Australian workforce has embraced flexibility like never before, with technolog...

The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has announced that its member banks have agreed to extend their small business relief measures to businesses with total business loan facilities of up to $10M (increased from the previous $3M threshold), inclu...