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NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Payday super, coming into effect 1 July 2026 pending the current draft legislation, could bring a world of problems once introduced, including payroll and tax obligations for Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), experts claimed. One of the ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
From 2027, employers will no longer be able to impose non-compete clauses on employees earning less than $175,000. They will also not be able to exploit loopholes that block staff from joining competitors. Announced as part of the Federal Budget for ...

AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... features some very disturbing surveillance and medical privacy provisions," McPherson said. "It is shocking that any employer would propose the right to video monitor its workers in their own homes, force them to undergo a medical examination by the ...

Skills gap crisis costing Australia $3.5bn a year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... people aged 15 to 24 and interviews with relevant stakeholders, including high school principals and career practitioners, employer workforce development managers and government policy leaders.

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... includes a redesign of the Superannuation Guarantee charge to guarantee workers are compensated for late payments by their employer. Jones said employers will face tougher penalties for "longer, larger, and repeated failures." Notably, the Australian ...

Cost to maintain comfortable retirement increases

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... with some funds recording nearly 12%, including Colonial First State which achieved a whopping 13.8% for its FirstChoice Employer Super balanced option. The growth also supercharged the super balance in Australia last year, where most Australians are ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... around 8.8 million lives, rising from 8.5 million the year before, while approximately 12 million Australians received employer super contributions. The research paper said this suggests there's scope for millions more Australians to opt in for insurance ...

Financial services chips away at gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
The financial services sector made a fractional improvement on its gender pay disparity, reporting a 22.2% gap on a median and average basis, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) report shows. The 2024 financial year shows that financial ...

UniSuper targets 'missing middle' with new digital advice offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... advice sector. "To be relevant and compete for talent in a market that has limited supply, you need to be a very good employer. You need to respect the fiduciary obligations that sit with a professional adviser," he said. "For a super fund, it's a different ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... statutory requirements for profit to member ('industry') funds that provide equal representation of employee and employer representatives, and independent trustees or directors on superannuation boards. "This is a misguided effort from the chair ...