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New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... non-compete clauses, which tie up more than three million Australians. However, the abolishment will only apply to "most workers," limited to low- and middle-income earners. The idea is that freeing them up to take better, higher-paying jobs will help ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... wages, non-compete clauses will be banned where they "have no justification and drag down wages." The ban will apply to all workers who earn less than $175,000, the current high-income threshold under the Fair Work Act. It's estimated about three million ...

AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... - including when working from home, the FSU said. Additionally, the proposed contracts would also allow AMP to require workers to undergo a medical examination by a doctor chosen by AMP. The FSU said around 2000 AMP staff were issued new contracts on ...

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... economies, he noted. This can drive inflation as it puts pressure on pensions and healthcare, as well as wages due to less workers with a higher retirement rate. Conversely, artificial intelligence (AI) could be layered as a deflationary element, but ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... their employees' superannuation at the same time as their salary and wages, which the government said will ensure "workers earn more, keep more of what they earn, and retire with more as well." Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said that switching ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... early childhood educators received a pay rise of at least $103 per week. This was part of two pay rises that entitles workers to a total 15% bump in their pay. The Parenthood advocates for ECEC that's delivered by a professional, paid, and supported ...

Large financial firms falling behind on AI adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... clear standards around the usage of AI as adoption amongst individuals is on the rise. "More than 70% of white-collar workers are using AI day to day. They probably are just not telling their boss, and that includes within financial services," he said. ...

Financial services chips away at gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... comprising 53% women with average remuneration in the upper quartile sitting at $307,000. Across the board, financial services workers took home $162,000 on average. At a company level, fund managers appear to regress, with the likes of Magellan Asset ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... partnerships between Australian pension funds and US partners has the potential to deliver healthy returns for Australian workers and help drive US growth, jobs, and infrastructure." The report comes as super funds, investment managers and banking leaders ...

Insignia Financial improves losses amid takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... transform and simplify the Master Trust business. It reached an initial agreement in December, today confirming some 1400 workers will transfer to SS&C. They currently work across administration, technology and digital teams, Insignia said. The transfer ...