Senate debates

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Bills

Economic Recovery Package (JobMaker Hiring Credit) Amendment Bill 2020; Consideration of House of Representatives Message

6:13 pm

Photo of Simon BirminghamSimon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

As I indicated, the details there relate to the measure of increase in payroll, and that is the duality of the test that's applied, as a precaution and a safeguard, to ensure that substitution can't occur. Businesses have to be not only employing more people overall but paying more overall, so that they do actually get more people on the books, people getting more work overall, and that they're helping to get young people into work.

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