Casual workers in the Arts and salary maintenance.

Fransiska Wuri Nugrahani (Siska)relaxing at the Royal Exhibition Building’s garden in Carlton, Melbourne. Source: Photo courtesy Fransiska Wuri Nugahani - Melbourne, Aug 2020.

Not only performers in the Arts have felt the economic impact of COVID-19. Staff who support performances have also been hit. Fortunately, for some workers there has been financial support that is not tied to the Job Keeper and Job Seeker access criteria.

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Published 16 September 2020 7:24am

Updated 17 September 2020 12:59pm

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Not only performers in the Arts have felt the economic impact of COVID-19. Staff who support performances have also been hit. Fortunately, for some workers there has been financial support that is not tied to the Job Keeper and Job Seeker access criteria.

Fransiska Wuri Nugrahani (Siska) is an international student who had been working casually as catering staff at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC.) Siska is grateful that MCEC has used a salary maintenance scheme to support its casual staff but wonders how she will support herself when the scheme ends.

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