Reading the article I’m a little confused.
The government assistance of $1,500 per fortnight in supposed to be paid directly to the employee by the company, provided they keep them employed. I get that the poor souls at Tiger and in NZ who have been retrenched don’t qualify, but how can Virgin use any of this money to prop up the business, other than to mitigate the wages bill for the small number of staff not currently stood down.
If the money doesn’t go directly to an active employee, then my understanding is the company can’t use it for any other purpose.
Or am I missing something?