The $101 billion JobKeeper program has not yet seen one fine issued for rorting.
Labor and the unions are demanding the government do more to ensure JobKeeper payments are being used properly as many casuals and others miss out afterrevealed the tax office had issued no penalties under the scheme.
Casuals who have been with their employer for less than a year as of a set date are not eligible for JobKeeper. The Tax Office has been refraining from starting new audits since the pandemic hit, redeploying its auditors to other measures, including JobKeeper.University of Melbourne Economics Professor Jeff Borland said because the JobKeeper scheme had to get money to businesses quickly, it originally operated "like an honour system" to support about 875,000 workers who would have otherwise had reduced or no income.
Under the rules, "businesses only needed to say they expected revenue to fall, and for many businesses only for the first month and then they got locked in for six months," Dr Hamilton said.
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