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MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... parental leave policy to 16 weeks from this year before moving to 18 weeks in 2025. MetLife said about 30% of its employees are women over 40, having the potential to be impacted by menopause. By offering specific leave entitlements, employers can help ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... to the minimum wage in over 40 years, and inflation dropped by 3.7%. The ACTU said the increase would especially benefit women and part-time workers, as three in five award workers are women and two in three work part-time. "The lowest paid workers are ...

Australia's wealthiest women not getting the advice they need

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The number of high-net-worth (HNW) women seeking increased engagement with financial services is growing in Australia, according to new research. JBWere and CoreData research found Australian women are more highly educated, entrepreneurial and participating ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... the next federal election in 2025. According to Larissa Waters, the leader of the Greens in the senate and spokesperson on women, it's outrageous to make women wait until after the next election. "Labor still haven't come up with a good reason for making ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... sexual harassment in the workplace. It also appears to be more prevalent than in other industries, the Committee said, with a Women in Finance Charter survey cited showing, of those who were subjected to harassment, 28% of women had encountered physical ...

Super on unpaid parental leave extended in Western Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... assistants, TAFE lecturers and more. "It's another meaningful move towards remedying the economic disadvantage experienced by women, whose careers and superannuation balances often take a hit when they have children," WA industrial relations minister ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... to the broader population, a new analysis from Morningstar shows. The assessment of 62 portfolio management teams led by women were able to achieve 0.89% in alpha annualised over five years net of fees as at December 2023. On an annual basis, this came ...

Retirement saving, investing daunting for women: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
Women continue to lack confidence in how much they can save for retirement and ability to invest compared to men, new surveys reveal. Only 30% of women are happy with the amount in their super fund, a survey of 1000 super members led by the Australian ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... aggravated women's long-term wealth as two-thirds (69%) admit to experiencing financial stress compared to 49% of men. Women have 53% less in total cash savings than men and on average have saved up $22,680 - substantially lower than men's $48,087. ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... issues that impact their ability to work. While policies related to reproductive health typically focus on the needs of women, the 'It's for Every Body' campaign is just that, with the proposed policy covering chronic conditions related to ...