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Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
Employers who fail to pay superannuation contributions within seven days of paying wages will face harsh penalties under the government's new Payday Super laws. Releasing its proposed framework today, the government outlined further details it plans ...

TelstraSuper picks Equip for merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... retirement solutions and advice, we are excited by the opportunities this merger presents for Equip Super's members and employers." TelstraSuper's decision to merge followed "careful consideration of the fund's long-term strategy against ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... would be permissible. It said its members are deeply concerned about the growing use of surveillance techniques by their employers. "FSU members who have been in the finance sector for a long period of time express that they acknowledge that there is ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... issue of unpaid super, driven by the misalignment between super and wage payment, creates an unfair playing field where employers who pay their workers' entitlements on time are undercut by those who don't. While the government has pledged to enact payday ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... of pension savers. "We expect those running schemes to address poor performance and improve genuine long-term value. Employers and their advisers will be able to compare value, not just cost, and switch if better value for savers is available elsewhere." ...

Vision Super closes property, infrastructure options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... then focus on business readiness activities like training so every team can be operational and servicing members and employers from day one as a merged fund," he said. He added that Vision is currently working with its insurer, MLC Life, to prepare a ...

New recruits top advice industry priority: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... specifically those who have completed qualifying degrees. "Overtime, the academy will help connect these candidates with employers. So, we're not losing people at the end of their degree, help them come through that program, and help them come out ...

Four out of five workers to search for new jobs: Hays

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... industries, cost of living pressures are also driving employee demand for increased pay rises. This comes as 86% of employers plan to increase salaries in their next review. However, only 49% of employers in NSW intend to provide pay rises exceeding ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... are reaching a pivotal moment as generative AI starts to impact the labour market with a recalibration of the skills employers value most. Employers must ensure they apply a gender lens to their approach in up-skilling to establish the future workplace ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... number of business insolvencies spike, workers will soon be able to claim unpaid superannuation owed to them by defunct employers under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) Recovery Program. From 1 July 2024, staff who worked for employers that are ...