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Articles by Nigel Plowman

JobKeeper 2.0 – The Next Chapter

July 23rd, 2020

**Updated following announcement on 6 August 2020** The original JobKeeper payment was announced by the Federal Government in late March 2020 in response to COVID-19 and comprised a $1500 per fortnight wage subsidy for businesses so they could continue to pay eligible workers. For the most part, this payment helped keep people employed and theirread more

Looking at JobTrainer for Employees and Employers

July 17th, 2020

*JobTrainer extended* - Update as of 12 May 2021 The Government has committed an additional $500 million to extend the JobTrainer scheme by a further 163,000 places, and extend the program until 31 December 2022. JobTrainer is matched by state and territory governments and provides job seekers, school leavers and young people access to freeread more

WA Property Market: COVID-19 and Beyond

May 6th, 2020

Businesses going under, workers being stood down, and a global economic downturn – Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on more than just the worldwide healthcare system. While the federal and state government stimulus packages have brought relief to existing residential and commercial tenancy arrangements, the current economic slowdown is putting different pressures onread more

JobKeeper Package – What You Need to Know

April 1st, 2020

The Australian Government has announced a third stimulus package, which is welcome relief for businesses and employees alike. The ‘Job Keeper’ Package will subsidise wages of $1,500 for each eligible employee (per fortnight) for a period of up to six months for all eligible businesses. In case you’ve missed out previous updates on the stimulus packages, feelread more

Stimulus Packages and the Ongoing COVID-19 Situation

March 17th, 2020

Following the announcement on Friday that the federal government would be bringing in an extensive stimulus package to mitigate the economic impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has this morning laid out his own plans to bolster the WA economy. If you haven’t yet read our recent article on the federal stimulus,read more

5 End of Financial Year Resolutions for your Small Business

June 27th, 2019

Getting your personal finances in order at the start of the new financial year is nothing new – we even looked at that in a recent article! But what about those of us in business? Whether your 2018/19 financial year was one of your best or one of your toughest, there’s always room for improvement.read more

Running a business? It’s okay not to be great at everything…

June 11th, 2019

Starting and running your own business is exciting, challenging and, at times, incredibly busy. Best of all though, it can be one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do. A common reason for setting up a business is because a person knows that they’re really good at something, and wants the potential flexibility andread more

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