COVID-19 Updates

As businesses around Australia have started to commence, or are in the planning stages of conducting operations under the "new normal", we have put together for our member businesses two templates which can be utilised if you wish, around your staff visiting other businesses and external visitors coming to your premise.

• Click here to download a copy of ADIA Guidelines for staff visiting other businesses
• Click here to download a copy of ADIA Guidelines for visitors to your business

Safe Work Australia

• COVID-19 National guide for safe workplaces
• COVID-19 Resource Kit
• COVID-19 Workplace Checklist

Fair Work OMBUDSMAN

• Coronavirus and workplace laws
• Business closures during Coronavirus

Prime Minister Updates

• CLICK HERE to view the Prime Minister's transcripts and Media Releases on COVID-19.

State and Territory based updates

• ACT
• NSW
  • NSW Online Toolkit helping businesses during COVID-19
• NT
• QLD
• SA 
• TAS
• VIC
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) roadmap to reopening
  • Industry Restriction Levels - Healthcare (Dental Services)
  • COVIDSafe Plan
  • 6 principles of COVIDSafe workplaces
• WA

Economic Response To Coronavirus - Cash flow assistance for businesses summary:

• Assistance around managing cash flow challenges for businesses
• Designed to support small and medium sized businesses
• Cash flow boost intended to keep businesses operating, pay rent, electricity and other bills and retain staff
• The Australian Government to provide up to $100,000 to eligible small and medium sized businesses
• Cash flow boost provides a tax-free payment to employers and is automatically calculated by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). There are no new forms required to be filled out

To read the full fact sheet, CLICK HERE.

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)

• CLICK HERE to view the COVID-19 ACCI Small Business Conditions Survey - Edition 3 Released
• Banks pause small business loan repayments. CLICK HERE to read more
• CLICK HERE to view the ACCI COVID-19 Employer Guide - Edition 3 Released
• CLICK HERE to view the 2nd Edition of ACCI's JobKeeper Payment - Quick Employer Guide

Workplace Assured

• Can you temporarily close and stand down employees without pay? CLICK HERE to read more
• Coronavirus and carer's leave: your top three questions answered. CLICK HERE to read more
• Employer's guide to Coronavirus. CLICK HERE to read more
  Can you claim workers comp if you have Coronavirus? CLICK HERE to read more

Australian support infolines for further advice regarding COVID-19

Business (Australian Government)
Telephone: 13 28 46
business.gov.au

ATO (Australian Tax Office)
Telephone: 1800 806 218
ato.gov.au

Workplace Assured
Telephone: 1300 575 394
workplaceassured.com.au

Other useful resources

• Business Victoria website
• Coronavirus relief measures for Victorians can be found on the State Revenue Office Victoria website
• To keep up to date with travel advice, go to the Smart Traveller website
• For all news related to COVID-19 from the World Health Organization (WHO)
• Current advice from the Australian Government Department of Health
• Essential Information from the Australian Government

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