Year: 2021

Your employees will need to register for travel if they: Are an authorised from a LGA of concern and need to leave the area for work; Are a worker entering a LGA of concern for work; Need to travel 50Kms outside of Greater Sydney (this no longer includes Shellharbour and the Central Coast) How to Register for Travel Your employee will need a MyServiceNSW Account and provide their: Contact details Travel details and dates Dependents name and phone number, if applicable. When the application has been completed your employees will receive their travel registration via email. You must have you …

There was an Award Rate increase to most awards on the 1st of July 2021.  The Fairwork Ombudsman has provided a calculator you can use to check that you are paying your employees the correct base rate and employee entitlements. .https://calculate.fairwork.gov.au/FindYourAward Minimum Wage Increase The minimum wage has also increased to $20.33 per hour or $772.60 gross per week.  This increase applies to employees not covered by an award or registered agreement. The Fairwork Ombudsman has useful resources and tools available to ensure you are paying your employees correctly. How will the wage increase affect your business? If you aren’t …

Historically, if you owed money to the ATO this would not appear on any credit checks for finance.  The Australian Government has given the ATO permission to disclose tax debt information to registered Credit Reporting Bureaus (CRB’s). Permission to disclose information to Credit Reporting Bureaus will only be given if the business meets the following criteria: The business has an ABN; and The business has a tax debt which is overdue by at least $10,000 at 90 days; The business is not making efforts to manage the tax debt (There is no payment plan in place). If your business meets …

The Government has extended the test period in line with the latest state wide lockdown.  Details are below. Comparison Period To access  grants, you must be able to show a decline in turnover (payments vary based on the percentage of decline) in relation to a comparative period. Additional comparative periods have now been provided. For the JobSaver package and the COVID-19 Micro business grant you may select a minimum two week period from 26 June 2021 to 28 August 2021 (this is an extension on the previous period announced) and compare it to: The same period in 2019, or The …

NOTE: The following was actually put together by Mark Sleigh, General Manager of Destination Wollongong and is reproduced with his permission]. 2021 COVID 19 Business Support Grants are now available on the link below: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/2021-covid-19-business-grant I’ve just been through the process and with the right planning, the process should only take 5-10 minutes maximum.  I have included some screen shots below, but in order to make the process as easy as possible, it would be worth preparing the following information before you start. ACN or ABN Number, Your businesses lowest weekly turnover between 26th June and 17th July 2021, Business …

The unexpected break out of a second COVID 19 wave WILL have pushed many small business owners to the edge.  Hopefully, most will survive but without doubt some will close their doors for good. To help small business clients affected by the latest lockdown the Journey2 Team have decided to do their bit and give back to their clients. And this is how: As a small business client the Journey2 Team will, FREE OF CHARGE, assist you to apply for the State or Federal Government grants & funding by: If you are uncertain, clarify whether or not your business meets …