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Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... labour costs also grew 4.6% (previously 3.1%). NAB advised this was due to a combination of new hiring, increased hours, bonus payments and underlying wage increases. "Importantly, the strength in demand continues to allow firms to pass higher costs ...

Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
Labour costs have played an insignificant role in the recent increase in inflation, according to an Australia Institute analysis. While a plethora of market commentary has expressed concern that aggressive wage growth will elevate inflation levels ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... market-wide catch up in pay for chief executives- and, most likely, their executive teams." The study revealed that the average bonus awarded to chief executives hit $2.31 million, exceeding 2017's record of $2.30 million. "An increase is expected ...

Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
With close to 90% of employers afraid they'll lose their best team members to new opportunities, 80% of them are planning to increase salaries by an average of 11.4% this year. Latest insights from Robert Half looking at the financial services sector ...

Magellan appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... $1.8 million per annum, including superannuation, which will increase by 3% each financial year. He also received a signing bonus of $600,000; half payable at signing of the agreement, the other half to be paid after six months. His short-term incentives ...

Cash bonus and fuel excise cut

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
With everything from the price of petrol and groceries to rent and childcare seemingly on the rise, the federal government has sought to target cost of living concerns in its 2022-23 budget with a number of temporary spending measures. For starters ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
With unemployment at a record low, those left out of Australia's booming jobs market are not being shown much sympathy in the new Federal Budget. No payment increases were announced for the unemployed, despite cost of living pressures being felt Australia-wide. ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... their male peers," CA ANZ group executive, advocacy and international Simon Grant said. "These measures will have the added bonus of reducing compliance and administration costs for consumers and super funds." The group also wants to see pay-as-you-go ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... quality of life they deserve." As early as 2009, Financial Standard archives show AIST and the ASFA were lobbying for a baby bonus to be paid to new mothers. In 2009, the institute suggested as little as $1500 could go some way to addressing the gender ...

Super baby bonus could end inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
A baby bonus paid into the superannuation accounts of women who go on parental leave combined with paying super during their time off could address the significant gap between the retirement savings of men and women. According to numbers from the Association ...