Section Nomination
Employee eligibility requirements
To be an eligible employee, you need to meet these requirements:
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You are currently employed by the employer outlined in section A (including those stood down or re-hired).
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You were employed by the employer outlined in section A at 1 March 2020.
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As at 1 March 2020, you were a permanent employee, or a casual employee employed on a regular or systematic basis during the period of 12 months ending on 1 March 2020.
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If you are a casual employee as mentioned above, you are not permanently employed by any other employer, or you are only employed by any other employer on a casual basis.
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You were at least 16 years of age as at 1 March 2020.
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As at 1 March 2020 you were:
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residing in Australia and an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or
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an Australian resident for income tax purposes and a Subclass 444 (Special Category) visa holder.
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You are not in receipt of a JobKeeper payment as a sole trader, nor is another employer or eligible business in receipt of a JobKeeper payment for you.
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You are not currently receiving parental leave pay or dad and partner pay, and
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You are not currently totally incapacitated for work and receiving payments under an Australian workers’ compensation law in respect of your total incapacity to work.
Does it mean for those who have a full time job but got the PR after 1st of March could not get the job keeper payment?