Emma Zajac, Author at The Garis Group

COVID-19: JobSaver Applications Open in NSW

July 26, 2021

COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, employee, Employer, Job, Job Saver

Businesses in NSW can now apply for JobSaver payments of up to $10,000 each week if they have experienced at least a 30 per cent decline in turnover since the start of the Greater Sydney lockdown. Applications for JobSaver will open from Monday, and will see businesses and not-for-profits receive 40 per cent of their weekly…

COVID-19: What Lockdown Support is Available to NSW Businesses?

July 20, 2021

Emma Zajac

Business Support, COVID, Covid Support, COVID-19, COVID19, Government Support

If your business has been adversely impacted by the recent lockdown in NSW, support is available. The NSW and Federal Governments have announced a series of new measures to support business during extended lockdowns of four weeks or more. Up to $15,000 through the expanded NSW 2021 COVID-19 business grants program Up to $10,000 cashflow…

COVID19: What Lock Down Support is Available for Individuals

July 20, 2021

Emma Zajac

COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Disaster Payment, Government Support, Lockdown Support, Support

If you can’t work because you or someone in your household is impacted by COVID-19, support is available. There are two payments accessible to individuals: the COVID-19 Disaster Payment; and, the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment. How to Apply for Support You can apply for the COVID-19 Disaster Payment through your MyGov account if you have created and linked a Centrelink…

Businesses in NSW can now expect new support payments and larger grants, while individuals are set to receive increased disaster payments as the state battens down the hatches in the face of an extended lockdown.

New NSW Support Measures: Everything We Know So Far

July 14, 2021

Emma Zajac

business grants, COVID, Covid Support, COVID-19, COVID19, Support

Businesses in NSW can now expect new support payments and larger grants, while individuals are set to receive increased disaster payments as the state battens down the hatches in the face of an extended lockdown. Here’s a list of key measures announced so far: New business support payments: A new direct payment to be made…

New Laws Target Sharing Economy Platforms

July 13, 2021

Emma Zajac

Buyers and Sellers, Electric Platforms, Laws, New Laws, Sharing Economy

In an attempt to reign in undeclared income, proposed new laws will require platform providers in the sharing economy to report all transactions through their platforms. Traditional employment models have shifted in favour of more flexible options including contracting, self-employment and use of labour hire. Consumers are increasingly paying to ‘use’ rather than ‘own’ assets,…

6 Member SMSFs – The Issues and Opportunities

July 13, 2021

Emma Zajac

Self Managed Super Fund, SMSF, SMSF Members, Super

From 1 July 2021, the maximum number of members a Self Managed Super Fund can have increased from four to six. Why would you have a fund with six members and what are the implications? Recently enacted laws increased the maximum number of allowable members in an SMSF and small APRA fund from four to…

Business in a Post Pandemic Environment

July 13, 2021

Emma Zajac

Australian Government, COVID, COVID19, National Plan, Pandemic, Post-Covid

Countries that have experienced the worst of the pandemic give Australian businesses an insight into what to expect in a post-lockdown environment. Australia, like New Zealand, has managed COVID-19 on an elimination basis. That is, lockdowns and border closures to keep the virus out. And, it has worked comparatively well with New Zealand suffering 26…

Lock-Downs: What Help is Available

July 13, 2021

Emma Zajac

COVID, COVID19, Disaster Payment, Government, Help, Lockdown Assistance, NSW, Pandemic, Support Payment

The highly infectious Delta COVID variant is triggering lock-downs across the country. We look at what help is available and how you can get it. FOR YOU COVID-19 Disaster Payment The COVID-19 disaster payment is available to eligible workers who can’t attend work or who have lost income because of a lockdown and don’t have…

Major new COVID-19 support package to help tens of thousands of businesses across NSW

Major New COVID-19 NSW Business Support Package

June 30, 2021

Emma Zajac

COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Dine & Discover, Grant, NSW Government, Support Package

The NSW Government today announced a major new grants package and changes to the Dine & Discover program to help tens of thousands of small businesses and people across NSW impacted by the current COVID-19 restrictions. The package includes grants of between $5000 and $10,000 for small businesses, payroll tax deferrals for all employers, an…

Scott Morrison Disaster Relief Payments COVID Lockdown

What Lock Down Support is Available?

June 28, 2021

Emma Zajac

COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Disaster Payment, Disaster Relief, Lockdown Payment

With Sydney in lockdown, some of the media have suggested that a $500 payment is available to “everyone”. But as we know, the devil is always in the detail. We’ve briefly outlined the disaster payments available to individuals during lockdown below. What lockdown support is available? If you can’t work because you or…

COVID-19: JobSaver Applications Open in NSW

COVID-19: What Lockdown Support is Available to NSW Businesses?

COVID19: What Lock Down Support is Available for Individuals

New NSW Support Measures: Everything We Know So Far

6 Member SMSFs – The Issues and Opportunities

Business in a Post Pandemic Environment

Lock-Downs: What Help is Available

Major New COVID-19 NSW Business Support Package

What Lock Down Support is Available?

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