High Court decision threatens GEERS spending

A High Court decision on the separation of church and state could put in jeopardy the federal scheme that shields financially the employees of failed companies such as transport firm 1st Fleet, experts warn.

The General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme (GEERS) − a basic payment scheme that assists employees of firms suffering liquidation or bankruptcy − exists under the same funding arrangements as the school chaplaincy scheme that came to legal grief last week.
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