An expert has warned of a tsunami of job losses ahead – and revealed how some sacked workers can get six months’ salary for just $75.
also praised the extension, claiming it would “help keep businesses in business and Australians in jobs as our economy reopens.”
“For many businesses, especially smaller businesses for whom cash flow is vital, JobKeeper has been like a ventilator for their business during COVID-19 – but the oxygen is about to be turned off, and some businesses won’t survive without life support,” she said. She explained that it cost just $74.50 for sacked workers to file an unfair dismissal claim, and that someone earning an average Australian salary of $65,000 could score themselves a $32,000 payout on top of their redundancy.
“I believe it will get a lot worse before it gets better and I think we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg,” she told news.com.au. Ms Hawker said with so many business owners in distress, it was even easier to make potentially costly mistakes, citing a real-life example of a distribution company that recently dismissed a driver “on the spot” after three years of service without offering any severance pay.
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