Tools & resources during coronavirus

Published 6 August 2020 | Updated 2 March 2021

Find templates and tools you can use in your workplace during coronavirus.

On this page:

• Templates
• Tools
• Myth-busting videos

Templates

We have handy template letters to help employers, including those in the JobKeeper scheme, manage their obligations during coronavirus. We also have more templates available on our main Templates page.

Download the template letter relevant to your workplace issue.

Qualifying employers

For information about qualifying employers and the JobKeeper scheme, see JobKeeper scheme – overview.

• Qualifying employers – template letter to notify employees of a JobKeeper direction to change duties or work location (DOCX 118.6KB) (PDF 331.4KB)
• Qualifying employers – template letter for issuing a JobKeeper direction to change duties or work location (DOCX 118.7KB) (PDF 331.6KB)
• Qualifying employers – template letter to notify employees of a JobKeeper stand down direction (DOCX 119KB) (PDF 356.3KB)
• Qualifying employers – template letter for issuing a JobKeeper stand down direction (DOCX 108.4KB) (PDF 335.2KB)

Legacy employers

For information about legacy employers and how they can use the JobKeeper provisions, see Legacy employers.

• Legacy employers – template letter to notify employees of JobKeeper direction to change duties or work location (DOCX 76.5KB) (PDF 454.7KB)
• Legacy employers – template letter for issuing a JobKeeper direction to change duties or work location (DOCX 69.7KB) (PDF 449.7KB)
• Legacy employers – template letter to notify employees of a JobKeeper stand down direction (DOCX 89.6KB) (PDF 438.8KB)
• Legacy employers – template letter for issuing a JobKeeper stand down direction (DOCX 89.6KB) (PDF 423KB)

10% decline in turnover certificate

The requirements of the 10% decline in turnover certificate are outlined in section 789GDC of the Fair Work Act. To help legacy employers and eligible financial service providers, we’ve developed a template certificate that we consider meets the requirements of that section. Legacy employers and eligible financial service providers aren’t required to use this template.

• 10% decline in turnover template certificate (DOCX 101.9KB) (PDF 484.1KB)

Notifying an employee that a direction or agreement will continue or end

• Legacy employers – template letter to notify an employee a JobKeeper direction or agreement is continuing (DOCX 82.5KB) (PDF 327.1KB) (because the employer has the relevant 10% decline in turnover certificate)
• Legacy employers – template letter to notify an employee a JobKeeper direction or agreement is ending (DOCX 77.7KB) (PDF 271KB) (because the employer no longer has the relevant 10% decline in turnover certificate).

Other templates to manage obligations during coronavirus

• Standing down employees – for employers not accessing the JobKeeper Fair Work Act provisions (DOCX 64.3KB) (PDF 399.7KB)
• Directing employees to take annual leave during the coronavirus outbreak (DOCX 70.5KB) (PDF 458.6KB)

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Tools

Returning to the workplace - interactive employer tool

Employers that have been affected by coronavirus can use our Returning to the workplace – interactive employer tool to help get their workplace back up and running.

The tool gives tailored information to employers on returning to the workplace, scaling up operations and adapting to workplace changes. It can help find the information you need when:

• transitioning employees back to the workplace, including lifting a stand down
• changing employees’ hours, duties or work location
• introducing alternative working options for staff
• keeping up to date with changes to workplace laws.

Check out the tool at Returning to the workplace - interactive employer tool.

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Myth-busting videos

Watch our short video busting some common myths about returning to work during coronavirus, including myths about JobKeeper and other workplace issues.

In part 1, we deal with leave and stand downs, annual leave and JobKeeper and notice and stand downs. Watch now.

In part 2, we deal with myths about work and the JobKeeper payment, employee duties back at the workplace, and JobKeeper and reduced hours. Watch now: Myth Busting: Returning to work during coronavirus – Part 2

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