WELCOME Welcome to our special edition of the StewartBrown newsletter where we keep you informed and updated with the latest tax and Government assistance package developments as they arise. This newsletter outlines the JobKeeper package from the employer’s perspective. A separate newsletter will follow detailing how these payments are viewed from an employee’s perspective. JOBKEEPER OVERVIEW JobKeeper is a $130 billion initiative of the Federal Government designed to support businesses significantly affected by the coronavirus. Its objective is to subsidise the employer’s wages cost to enable them to retain their employees. The scheme runs for the six month period 30 March 2020 - 27 September 2020.