earlier this year alongside a number of other major Australian companies, including retailer Harvey Norman, car dealer Eagers Automotive, and footwear seller Accent Group.
Premier had initially said its JobKeeper funds would be used to compensate staff for future lockdowns. On Monday, the business said while it had used the funds during Queensland and Western Australia’s snap lockdowns sales performance upon reopening had “fully offset the cost of supporting our teams”, meaning the JobKeeper funds were not required.
The $15.6 million in JobKeeper set to be repaid by Premier is not the total amount claimed by the retailer during COVID-19, with the company’s 5500-odd Australian employees eligible for nearly $80 million of the stimulus payments. “Premier Investments hasn’t disclosed its full JobKeeper receipt, but it could be as much as $110 million. Given the extraordinarily profitable year they’ve just had, nothing less than full repayment is appropriate,” he said.
LyndaFrench19 domp Statement made?
domp Greedy pig
domp Harvey has been recycling that money back to the LNP in the multiple pages of full page ads he takes out every day in Peter Costello's Nine publications! The SMH's virtue signalling & hypocrisy here signals a new but hardly surprising low for our disgraceful MSM. Worse is to come
domp that's because Gerry is a c+*t
domp The same prat that had GST and input duties imposed on all small imports? Of course he won't. He cares about nothing but his wallet.
domp My family and I have stopped going to Havery Norman
domp And how many other companies profited from the taxes we pay? Another example corporate welfare?
domp Harvey is trash. I hope one day we all get to see karma kick him square between his legs
domp ‘Dirty leftie leaner’
domp no, because he spent on advertising - with you and the other nazi newspapers.
domp Who thought he would? It's Gerry Harvey. He hates us all.
domp We had stopped shopping at Myer or any related stores....
domp Course he won't... People who profit off the backs of the poor are evil...
domp Of course he won't. The guy is scum
domp Harvey can instead return the funds to one of many worthy charities . But will he?
domp Lew returned about 10% of what he got, is that right?
domp Too greedy feeding profits and lifestyle - but reality is the money cannot go to eternity with him
domp Lew is only paying back a fraction of what he was given. It’s a diversion
domp He has a moral and ethical duty to return the money.
McKennaattheOz domp It's not the size of the corp that matters. It's that electronics etc retailers have had a fine time in pandemic. His company up 19% 2020-21 FY, year on year. And up a staggering 116% in second half 2020. profiteering
domp Good to see a mention of this, must be difficult with the SMHerald being turned into the SMHarveyNorman with the plethora of his ads in the paper. He’s not buying immunity from comment is he?😂
domp Have not shopped at Harvey Norman for over 10 years and never will do so again, ever.
domp Gerry Harvey or any other big corporate company shouldn’t have a say.. if they didn’t need it it should go back..
domp Someone should get his home number and mob number and use Robo debt voice, demanding he pay back centrelink, or he'll have his belongings repossessed. Just kidding ofc I would never condone doxing this evil walking corpse 😁😬
domp Someone tell him, he can’t take it with him.
domp businesses that Rorted Job keeper should be criminally charged
domp Where is the govt... make him pay back the money or take him to court
domp He has horses to train, and that costs a lot
bencubby domp 'The age of entitlement is over**' ** conditions apply. Ordinary folk only. Doesn't actually apply to ministers or mates of the LNP
bencubby domp
domp Shop elsewhere. Vote with your wallets.
bencubby domp Hockey did warn us about the leaners.
domp Has his good mate Ray Hadley had a word to him? 2GB loves going after welfare 'bludgers'.
domp Cause Gerry’s a tight arse kharnt!
domp All take Gerry.
domp Then they said I should give the money back!