The JobKeeper cliff is within range and these business owners fear the drop

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Forget social distancing 'when you arrive as a fairy': Why small businesses fear the JobKeeper cliff

The reduction of the JobKeeper rate for full-time employees is not the only upcoming change.

Recipients in that category may also be able to claim a part-payment on the JobSeeker unemployment benefit. The Government had previously forecast at least 345,000 more people would sign up for the unemployment benefit by the end of the year."By then we will have a very clear picture ... as to where we are heading," she said.Roger Davy said many entertainment businesses would not survive the drop in JobKeeper."I really believe that JobKeeper should stay at the full rate, until at least March next year," he said.

He believes the entertainment industry, which has been hit especially hard by social distancing rules, has been left behind.

 

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I suppose you could have found a more obscure business to focus your report on but I assume full time birthday party clowns were all busy looking for alternative jobs.

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