COVID19 and Stand down in Victoria

GammaMelb on 25/03/2020 - 13:08

I am part of the stand down at work due to Covid19, not terminated or made redundant.
There is no HR department here and I'm getting conflicting information and so I hope the community here can help.
I intend to apply for the first time with Centrelink. I cannot get through on the phone to Centerlink.

1) Do I need to complete the Employment Separation Certificate for Centrelink purposes?
IF the form is needed, then please help with the following

2) Question 3 of the form asks about date employment ceased.Technically employment has not ceased due to the stand down.

So, in the "Date employment ceased" , is this the last date before stand down ?
Will this implicate that filling this out will mean that my employment has ceased ?

3) On the form Question 4 asks for "Reason for separation" : I ticked the Box "Other", Details "Stood Down due to Covid 19" .

Is this the right wording for the details for Q4 in the form

4) Question 6 of the form asks "What was/is the person's final gross payment including leave and redundancy payments".

Is this the gross amount of the most recent payroll amount that was paid before the stand down ?

5) I am on a employment contract that was made about 15 years ago and not with any union. Is stand down without pay even legal ?

Any help/guidance is very much appreciated.

Education & Work COVID-19

Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 25/03/2020 - 13:17

    Follow their instruction. Register your intention to claim online then you can wait until the rush subsides.

    • GammaMelb on 25/03/2020 - 13:39

      Thanks . I've done that.

  • sahh on 25/03/2020 - 13:41

    For the Qantas staff they were asked to take their annual leave first

    • jimbobaus on 25/03/2020 - 14:18

      A lot of employers are not allowing people to take Annual Leave
      and should also be noted why you are stood down you continue to accrue Annual Leave as if you had worked full time etc

  • toniyellow on 25/03/2020 - 13:44

    A number of simplified arrangements will be put in place to make it easier to claim, including removing the requirements for:
    Employment Separation Certificates, proof of rental arrangements and verification of relationship status
    https://www.business.gov.au/risk-management/emergency-manage…

    Though strangely, this is not outlined on this page

    https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/news/more-f…

    I would agree, register intent to claim and if it doesn't let you proceed further wait a couple of days at least for them to sort out all the kinks.

  • jimbobaus on 25/03/2020 - 14:17
    +1

    All you need is your STAND DOWN letter from your employer as you are not leaving your employer.
    The employer is required to give this to you.
    The rest you will need is ID, bank balance evidence and proof of rent etc

  • grads5 on 25/03/2020 - 17:07

    Unfortunately my wife was stood down from her job yesterday, I am a teacher earning $82k gross (I am assuming that will be above any threshold for her to claim any government funding) meaning we will fall through the cracks. To go alongside this she is 3 months pregnant and will unlikely now fulfil the requirements for eligibility to paid parental leave. I don't know what to do, we just wanted to make sure she will at least still get paid parental leave but can't get any answers. So frustrating :(

    In the meantime keep safe everyone and look after your families :) Let's just hope this closure isn't for too long

    • Melb69 on 25/03/2020 - 18:57

      At least one of you has a job.

      • grads5 on 25/03/2020 - 20:03

        Very true and I am thankful :)

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