Lisa

My company didn’t qualify for jobkeeper being a cleaning company with many contracts. I work at the airport where many of us were stood down when qantas lounges closed and international flights halted… a week later some of us were reinstated in other cleaning roles at the airport while other had to apply for jobseeker or rely on partners/family to support them. I was working part time hours until one of the lounges opened again and resumed my fulltime role along with my fulltime co workers. The casuals rely on whatever hours they can get. Luckily my partner remained at work also, we are both essential workers. I am now working 2 jobs to make a decent living tho becoz my fulltime job is barely above minimum wage. Us cleaners are under valued and underpaid esp now as essential workers.