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Potential budget super alterations welcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... rate to 12% in an earlier timeframe. Other recommendations include: the SG being paid on the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme, and that the scheme allow for 26 weeks paid parental leave through government and employer funding; removing the exemption ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... are women, this shouts out that we have major problems to tackle." The unions are calling for a government-funded parental leave scheme of 26 weeks paid at no less than the national minimum wage plus superannuation; 15 hours of free childcare for every ...

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... extra assistance to become confident in continuing their savings programs. "It also highlights the significance of parental leave and broken work patterns and shows that we must have flexible policies which address and protect women from being left behind ...

Equip to pay super contributions during parental leave

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... announcing it will pay superannuation guarantee contributions in to its employees' super accounts during paid and unpaid parental leave. The decision is based around Equip's belief that a super fund should ensure its own employee benefit design demonstrated ...

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... contributions from their employer. ASFA also contemplates the payment of superannuation contributions in regard to paid parental leave. It also warns that the scheduled abolition of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) is "less positive ...

AFA recommends SG monthly threshold removal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... retaining the low income super contribution (LISC) scheme, introducing a SG contribution tax-free period after parental leave and including SG on the paid parental leave scheme. Finally, the submission recommended "convenient access to affordable, quality ...

Tax reform must not betray women

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... "lump sum, scaling down from, say, $100,000 up to age 40 and provided to anyone not in the workforce as a result of parental leave. The cover would be provided for a maximum of 12 months from commencement of parental leave and would be offset against ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... been told the federal government's first priority should be including super guarantee contributions in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Both National Australia Bank (NAB) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) put the PPL at the top of their ...

Paying super on parental leave could help gender gap: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
A quarter of Australian businesses don't pay superannuation whilst employees are on parental leave, adding another hurdle to addressing the super gender gap according to Mercer. The global investment and retirement consultant released its 2015 Gender ...

ANZ addressing women's financial futures

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... employees; and will provide free advice to customers with less than $50,000 in superannuation. ANZ is also paying parental leave for up to two years for Australian based employees on their return to work; and has trained specialist financial planners ...