Tag: COVID

As part of its Digital Business Plan, the government has now announced its Modernising Business Registers (MBR) program. This program will establish a new Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS), and streamline how you register, view and maintain your business information…

Employers now need to give every new casual employee a Casual Employment Information Statement (the CEIS) before, or as soon as possible after, they start their new job. The National Employment Standards now include an entitlement for casual employees to become full-time or…

The Victorian Government is now offering Victorian businesses a free, independent review of your COVIDSafe plans, to ensure it is up to date and reflects the current COVIDSafe settings. What is a COVIDSafe plan? A COVIDSafe plan supports a business…

Is your small regional Victorian business experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship due to the impacts of drought, bushfire or COVID‑19? The pilot Drought Communities Small Business Support Program offers free financial counselling services for small regional businesses affected…

The Victorian Government’s Small Business COVID Hardship Fund is now open, and will help up to 18,000 businesses that have been previously ineligible for business support programs, and have experienced at least a 70% reduction in turnover as a result…