GEERS - the facts
Find out more about the General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme (GEERS), the basic payment scheme established to assist employees who have lost their employment due to the insolvency of their employer, and who are owed certain employee entitlements.
What is GEERS — fact sheet
This fact sheet will help you understand what to expect when lodging a claim for GEERS assistance, including when you may be eligible and what you may be eligible for — How your GEERS claim will be assessed.
The GEERS claim assessment process
View the step-by-step guide to the GEERS process for information about how a GEERS claim is processed and what you need to do — from lodging a claim right through to the final decision and potential payment.
GEERS Operational Arrangements
The Department uses the Operational Arrangements (OAs) to determine your eligibility for GEERS assistance. The OAs set out how GEERS is administered.
Frequently asked questions
Read our frequently asked questions to find out more about GEERS, including the claim assessment process, eligibility, determining a person's employment status and industrial instruments.
If you need more information please contact your insolvency practitioner who is managing the affairs of your former employer, the GEERS Hotline on 1300 135 040 or email GEERS@deewr.gov.au.
GEERS and Workplace Relations
Workplace Relations is a new national workplace relations system. To fnd out if Workplace Relations applies to you, access the Workplace Relations fact sheets for more information or contact the Workplace Infoline on 1300 363 264.
Useful links
See our useful links page for a list of telephone numbers and web addresses for relevant Government and private sector organisations.
Glossary of key terms
Check the glossary for the meaning of key words and acronyms used to describe the GEERS claim process.
For more information on GEERS, contact the GEERS Hotline on 1300 135 040, or email GEERS@deewr.gov.au.