In limited circumstances, you can apply to us to deal with a JobKeeper dispute. If there is a dispute about whether a period counts as service, or how certain entitlements are calculated, we may be able to help. Use Form F13A to ask us to deal with a JobKeeper dispute.
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Limited powers and other agencies
Most JobKeeper provisions were repealed on 29 March 2021. Employers can no longer give JobKeeper directions or ask employees to change their work days or hours. All JobKeeper directions, agreements, and related Fair Work Commission orders stopped on 29 March 2021.
We have limited powers. We cannot make or substitute JobKeeper directions, but we can set aside directions and make other appropriate orders.
Some provisions still apply:
- time under a JobKeeper direction counts as service, see section 789GR of the Fair Work Act 2009
- rules for accruing leave and calculating redundancy and notice pay when a JobKeeper direction or agreement applied, see section 789GS of the Fair Work Act 2009.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has information on what happens now that the jobkeeper scheme has ended. You can also phone the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94.
The Australian Tax Office administered the jobkeeper payment scheme. There is more information on the jobkeeper payment scheme on the Australian Tax Office website.
Who can use this form
Use this form if you want us to deal with a JobKeeper dispute under section 789GV of the Fair Work Act 2009 and you are:
- an employee
- an employer
- an employee organisation
- an employer organisation
Before you start
Have this information ready before you begin. You will need to tell us:
- your details
- your organisation's details (if applying on behalf of an organisation)
- your representative's details, such as a lawyer or paid agent (if you are using one)
- the details of the person or business you have the dispute with (the respondent)
- what the dispute is about
- what result you would like from this application.
We store your information in line with the Form F13A privacy notice (pdf).
Apply
Email your completed form to lodge@fwc.gov.au. If you have supporting documents, you should send them at the same time.
You can also send or deliver your documents to the Commission office near you.
What happens next
We will send (serve) a copy of your application, and any other documents you lodge with the application, to the person or organisation you are in dispute with.
Rules and regulations for this form
Fair Work Act 2009: Part 6-4C and section 789GV