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APRA alleges First Super co-chair breached director duties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... predecessor, Timber Industry Superannuation Scheme (TISS), from 2006. In July 2008, First Super, TISS, and Pulp and Paper Workers Superannuation Fund (PPWSF) merged to create First Super as it is today. First Super is home to some $4.8 billion in funds ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... employees being surveilled unnecessarily and without their prior knowledge. "Additionally, we advocate for the right of workers to access any information collected through surveillance and to ensure that such data cannot be used in disciplinary or performance ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... 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 super reforms by ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... the employer landscape. And some bring experience in union roles that gives them a strong understanding of the needs of workers," she said. Schubert went on to label the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) a "strong and diligent" regulator ...

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... will abandon its global international construction operations as part of a broader restructure that will make nearly 3000 workers redundant. It will solely focus on its development and construction business in the Australian market and global investment ...

Wages grow 0.7% in June quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... healthcare and social assistance, up 5% year on year, while education and training or utilities grew by 4.3% annually. Workers in the financial services and insurance sectors saw a 3.6% annual wage increase. "Private wages tend to be more reflective ...

Australia's safety nets 'stretched too thin': CALI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... Net report investigates the link between life insurance and the personal and financial wellbeing of some 5000 Australian workers. The report finds that younger workers (aged 18-34 years) are facing significant underinsurance challenges due to lower home ...

ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... said this change is projected to benefit an additional 1.2 million Australians, the majority of whom are women, young workers, and individuals from non-English speaking backgrounds, improving their financial security in retirement. A 35-year-old with ...

Insignia Financial looks to slash redundancy entitlements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... through assessments conducted on those within its self-employed adviser channel. "That's money that isn't flowing to workers in the form of well-deserved pay increases because of the mistakes of senior management. It clearly shows Insignia values ...

Cbus hires from VFMC for key ESG role

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... will support the creation of long-term returns for members of the $98 billion industry fund for building and construction workers. With 20 years' in institutional investment, she joins from VFMC where she was chief of staff to the chief executive ...