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Ross signals he will step down from Expert Panel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... in the event that a new Expert Panel Member forms part of the Panel." This follows his request that the Minister for Employment Eric Abetz appoint a new expert panel member. The FSC has challenged the validity of the composition of the Expert Panel on ...

FSC puts pressure on Ross ahead of FWC court hearing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... comes days before the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the FWC are due to meet in Federal Court. In a letter to Employment Minister Eric Abetz following Allen's resignation, Ross requested a new expert be appointed as soon as possible, adding: "Assuming ...

FSC-ISA court clash to go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... remains at the FWC), the FSC's main objection is Iain Ross's appointment of himself as chair. In a letter to Minister for Employment Eric Abetz last week, Ross urged the minister to appoint a replacement quickly, "in order to resolve any residual uncertainty ...

Raise preservation age with some exceptions: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... 70 to work," he said. "Many Australians starting work today will live for more than one century. Pension, super and employment settings must ensure people have enough to live on when they retire and maintain budget sustainability."

Easy CBs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... that were released overnight. Monetary policy will remain easy because the FOMC does not "face a trade-off between its employment and inflation objectives..." - low inflation enables it to continue driving the unemployment rate down. And while the FOMC ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... in March (the lowest in five years). And by the looks of it, this pretty picture is set to become even prettier with employment rising by 283,000 in March - the biggest increase on record - to a record 30.4 million heads. Likewise, the claimant count ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... fiscal years. Conservative because latest ABS data show that trend unemployment has already started to decline and trend employment accelerating. Conservative because while the government may have factored in previous announcements of future job shedding ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... gives people a sense of self, and work helps to build a sense of community. That is why young people should move into employment before they embark on a life on welfare. Australians under 30 years of age should be earning or learning. From next year ...

Businesses offered $10k to hire over-50s

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... a suite of measures that tackle community attitudes, promote workplace flexibility and remove the legal barriers to employment that mature age people face," he said.