Deloitte is urging the federal government to provide more economic support beyond the legislated end dates for JobKeeper and the enhanced JobSeeker payments.
He said some sort of wage subsidy like JobKeeper will be needed that is limited to a smaller range of businesses - such as those tied to international borders - and the size of the benefit may need to be smaller, and labelled it a JobTweaker.
The Australian Treasury has reviewed both the JobKeeper and enhanced JobSeeker payments, which were due to end in September. "The Morrison government's failure to take workers and employers into their confidence about their secret plans for after September has created too much uncertainty and seen businesses shed jobs and push more workers into jobless queues," Dr Chalmers told AAP.
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