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A short thread about creatives applying for Jobkeeper payments:
Here& #39;s the situation with Jobkeeper, for those of you who might have been saying/thinking & #39;oh, those silly artists, why don& #39;t they just apply for Jobkeeper!& #39;
Here& #39;s the situation with Jobkeeper, for those of you who might have been saying/thinking & #39;oh, those silly artists, why don& #39;t they just apply for Jobkeeper!& #39;
In order to be eligible, if you have a day job (most of us?), you must apply through your day job employer (NOT the person who employs you for creative-work gigs, which, I just find...bizarre, but whatevs)
If your day job employer is participating in Jobkeeper, you& #39;re eligible
If your day job employer is participating in Jobkeeper, you& #39;re eligible
In my case, I& #39;m employed part-time as a teacher.
My day job employer - ie. the Dept of Education - is not taking part in the scheme.
Therefore, I am ineligible to receive Jobkeeper, after losing 50% of my wages this year in cancelled gigs, school events etc.
My day job employer - ie. the Dept of Education - is not taking part in the scheme.
Therefore, I am ineligible to receive Jobkeeper, after losing 50% of my wages this year in cancelled gigs, school events etc.
And...that& #39;s it.
If you have a day job, you have no recourse to seek support if you& #39;re a creative whose day job employer isn& #39;t participating.
That& #39;s 50% of my wage - poof, gone
Many people have lost 100% of their wage, so I can hardly complain.
50% of my wage is a lot though
If you have a day job, you have no recourse to seek support if you& #39;re a creative whose day job employer isn& #39;t participating.
That& #39;s 50% of my wage - poof, gone
Many people have lost 100% of their wage, so I can hardly complain.
50% of my wage is a lot though
This issue is probably the reason why only 4.2% of people in creative industries have had access to Jobkeeper.
Also why the primary beneficiaries of Jobkeeper have been Professional/Scientific and Technical workers (including many lawyers and accountants).
Also why the primary beneficiaries of Jobkeeper have been Professional/Scientific and Technical workers (including many lawyers and accountants).
This provides a bit of a snapshot here: https://twitter.com/samanthamaiden/status/1252021626310291456">https://twitter.com/samantham...
Look, I& #39;m fine. I& #39;m employed part-time. Many people are not fine, and not employed.
But that 50% of my wage will be a hit this year.
It will impact how much creative work (ie. actual writing) I can do in years to come.
But that 50% of my wage will be a hit this year.
It will impact how much creative work (ie. actual writing) I can do in years to come.
Anyway, in summary:
Creatives who have a day job (most of us) have to apply for Jobkeeper through the employer who doesn& #39;t employ them for creative-work gigs, the whole thing is bullshit, the End.
/Ellieout
Creatives who have a day job (most of us) have to apply for Jobkeeper through the employer who doesn& #39;t employ them for creative-work gigs, the whole thing is bullshit, the End.
/Ellieout
