Covid 19 -

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Sort of, its a wage subsidy paid to employers to keep staff on but the employer cant pay less than the $750pw theyre given, so they dont profit. In our case, were all casual and doing between 20 and 25hrs pw so at $27hr our basic wage is below the $750 but thats what we get minus tax, so $655 clear
As last week was the end of term we didnt have as much on so i only did 18hrs, 5 of that at what we call wait time where you get half rate for waiting for the return trip, but was under the impression id get one more pay at the full rate. Didnt happen because our pay wasnt processed by Sunday night so i only received the amount for the 18hrs worked which was $390 clear, as i said not complaining, just wasnt expecting a $265 shortfall this week.

Your employer isn't required to pay your superannuation contributions either if you're being paid the $750 or less per week. If your wages were greater than $750p/w, and job keeper was used as a top up or subsidy, then your employer has to pay your superannuation. Chances are, you're employer is also getting the cash boost grants and has had a 6 month holiday paying IAS. Some businesses have actually benefited from this program.

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

He doesn't mind on the odd occasion a nice public toilet either

Or selling his Opinion to the Highest Bidder Either..

[CoupeKing]

Just doesn't add up

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by PG2

To be honest, if a vaccine was to come out any time soon I would be a little hesitant. I hate needles at the best of times, but I'll be thinking twice before allowing someone to jab me with something that has not stood the test of time. Yep, I'm probably being a little selfish there but everyone else can be my guinea pig.

This can be said for all current vaccines that can have adverse effects on some people.
I'd take my chance with any vaccine in consultation with my treating physician.
By the way I also hate needles but must put up with them these days with my health issues.
Cheers

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by Romulus

Your employer isn't required to pay your superannuation contributions either if you're being paid the $750 or less per week. If your wages were greater than $750p/w, and job keeper was used as a top up or subsidy, then your employer has to pay your superannuation. Chances are, you're employer is also getting the cash boost grants and has had a 6 month holiday paying IAS. Some businesses have actually benefited from this program.

Not quite.
The employer still pays the super contribution for the pay earnt for the actual hours worked, so if I did 20hrs @ $27hr then the employer only pays super on $540, then i'd be topped up by $210 to $750 gross, that $210 is super exempt.

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Not quite.
The employer still pays the super contribution for the pay earnt for the actual hours worked, so if I did 20hrs @ $27hr then the employer only pays super on $540, then i'd be topped up by $210 to $750 gross, that $210 is super exempt.

Ok. I do note there were several rolling changes to eligibility and the SG when Job Keeper started.

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by PhilT2

The good news for those that hate jabs is that there are two alternatives under development; a nasal spray and an oral vaccine.
The bad news is these are in the early stages and are not the proven tech that the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine uses. This shot should start its approval process in Europe this week.

Hopefully they’ll also have a vaccine in suppository form.

[Citroënbender]

A fringe question, I’ve considered it independently and also (subsequently) seen similar in the media.

Will increased rates of “working from home” and other related activities, be likely to raise power demand in Australian capital cities to the point where some load shedding or brown-outs are likely?

I’m considering a small standalone solar power system, and this may be the tipping point.

[russellw]

Data valid as at 23:58 GMT October 1st, 2020.

Note: As not all Australian States report at the same time, the data below is based on the previous full day reporting except for the Victorian 14 day moving averages.

18 new cases for Australia and 2 deaths so the CMR rises to 3.277% while active cases drop to 1,424. NSW recorded 3 cases, WA recorded 1 with the balance in Victoria.

The Victorian State 14 day moving average is now 16.5 with metro at 12.8 (14 unknown) and regional at 0.2 and no unknown cases. Victoria reported 7 new cases for the last 24 hours.

18 new cases and no deaths for NZ so CMR is 1.353% and active cases rise to 53.

The UK had a slightly lower 6,914 new cases yesterday. We know they are now not counting their mortalities by the WHO guidelines so we are going to ignore the CMR but even using their method they had 59 deaths yesterday.

Just under 41k new cases in the USA yesterday and 955 deaths sees CMR drop to 2.843% and active cases drop to 34.1% with the raw numbers falling. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences.

Other notable points:
The USA completes 108M, India 75M, France 11M and Iran 4M tests;
Italy recorded their highest daily total (2,548) since April 24th;
Europe recorded a new daily case high of 68,322 (30/9);

Angola (142), Moldova (1,022), UAE (1,158), Poland (1,967), Czechia (3,484), Iran (3,825), Ukraine (4,069) recorded a new daily high; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive days.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

A fringe question, I’ve considered it independently and also (subsequently) seen similar in the media.

Will increased rates of “working from home” and other related activities, be likely to raise power demand in Australian capital cities to the point where some load shedding or brown-outs are likely?

I’m considering a small standalone solar power system, and this may be the tipping point.

Absolutely.

[cs123]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

A fringe question, I’ve considered it independently and also (subsequently) seen similar in the media.

Will increased rates of “working from home” and other related activities, be likely to raise power demand in Australian capital cities to the point where some load shedding or brown-outs are likely?

I’m considering a small standalone solar power system, and this may be the tipping point.

According to this report from AEMO, it won't cause power demand to rise.

https://aemo.com.au/en/newsroom/media-release/qed-q2

[Mr_G6ET]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

A fringe question, I’ve considered it independently and also (subsequently) seen similar in the media.

Will increased rates of “working from home” and other related activities, be likely to raise power demand in Australian capital cities to the point where some load shedding or brown-outs are likely?

I’m considering a small standalone solar power system, and this may be the tipping point.

Depends on how cheap you can get a battery for I suggest.
There is talk of an overload of solar power due to the success of the rooftop rollout over recent years.
Too much solar, yeah I know right !

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-...rload/12608036

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-...in-sa/12202004

[Mulva]

Seems Trump will get his chance to try his remedies now he and Melania both have Cooties-19.

Click-bait feed has a banner saying both positive, but all new stories I can find have both being tested and in quarantine - so not sure which

His own tweeter feed says he tested positive so probably fair to say he's got it

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...92190680014849

the comments are bbruutttalll

[Work Horse]

We are being soften up the potus is already dead. They will claim Covid 19 killed him in an ironic twist. The truth is noivcok delivered on the end of an umbrella by North Korean spies, trying to make it look like Chinese spies, trying to look like Russian spies, did it.

You heard it here first!....

[DJR-351]

[Mr_G6ET]

He has some good things/thoughts but his mouth is faster than his brain.
He's not an idiot but often embarrassing, uninformed and divisive.
Probably a ploy to avoid a new debate cos they will turn his mic off next time.

Hydroxychloroquine flunks Phase III trial in mild-to-moderate Covid-19
The study adds to the growing body of evidence that the drug, promoted early in the pandemic by President Trump, is ineffective, despite its getting a briefly renewed lease on life earlier this month thanks to a retrospective analysis.

Thought it wasn't a problem, back peddle or what !

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-...0abdc645eacadf

[Rallye Sport]

Biden next?

[Tickford.]

Hydroxychloroquine will prevent you from catching Covid-19 they said...

[MITCHAY]

Now that is a breaking news headline when it comes to Trump.

It will be interesting to see how severe his symptoms are and whether it changes his perspective.

[jaydee]

There is a God.

[MITCHAY]

Trumpy holed up for 14 days with Twitter. Let's see how crazy **** can get

[Mr_G6ET]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Trumpy holed up for 14 days with Twitter. Let's see how crazy **** can get

Isn't it poor that politics to the highest level does announcements, threats that may cause war/loss of live via a stupid program called Twitter... oh 'covid' to stay in topic

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Now that is a breaking news headline when it comes to Trump.

It will be interesting to see how severe his symptoms are and whether it changes his perspective.

Some people have suggested that he doesn't actually have it but is saying he does so that he can show his 'recovery' in a couple weeks, use it as proof as to how mild the disease is even for the elderly. Wouldn't surprise me! Or perhaps he just wants to keep himself locked away so that he doesn't catch it while it's spreading amongst his inner circle, Kim Jong Un-style.

[CoupeKing]

It's all scripted, just sit back and enjoy the show. He has one more promise to keep.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by leesa

Some people have suggested that he doesn't actually have it but is saying he does so that he can show his 'recovery' in a couple weeks, use it as proof as to how mild the disease is even for the elderly. Wouldn't surprise me! Or perhaps he just wants to keep himself locked away so that he doesn't catch it while it's spreading amongst his inner circle, Kim Jong Un-style.

Yep I wouldn't be surprised at all too

[Mr_G6ET]

Originally Posted by leesa

Some people have suggested that he doesn't actually have it but is saying he does so that he can show his 'recovery' in a couple weeks, use it as proof as to how mild the disease is even for the elderly. Wouldn't surprise me! Or perhaps he just wants to keep himself locked away so that he doesn't catch it while it's spreading amongst his inner circle, Kim Jong Un-style.

with all due respect, who knows, he is a showman as opposed to a President. Lets just hope he doesn't get too sick and we don't see him on a respirator as karma for his bs

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by Mr_G6ET

with all due respect, who knows, he is an Embarrassing Moron as opposed to a President. Lets just hope he doesn't get too sick and we don't see him on a respirator as karma for his bs

I fixed your last post 👍

[marty351]

TDS 2020 detected.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by marty351

TDS 2020 detected.

No, Rona was detected