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Outdated super rule costs teens $10k at retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
... superannuation contributions. The lobby group's Guaranteeing a Super Start to Work report reveals that about 505,000 teenage workers are denied Superannuation Guarantee contributions, which equates to about $368 million in total super contributions a ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... future they want in retirement. "This has not always been the case in Australia. Without the sacrifices and courage of workers in the building and construction industries in the 1980s, there would be no regular payment of super into accounts," he said. ...

Shifting retirement intentions require super rule change: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... would be for financial reasons - this equates to 3% of the total population of over-65s. The report found more than 20% of workers retired before 60, sometimes they occur earlier due to ill health or to care for family members. Further, of those aged ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... just for the well off," he said. "The Liberals froze workers' super when they had the chance, are planning to force workers to raid their retirement savings just to get into the housing market, and just this week floated that women should have to ...

JANA awarded mandate for $2bn construction leave scheme

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... consulting services for LeavePlus, a $2 billion portable long service leave scheme for Victorian construction industry workers. Formerly known as CoINVEST, LeavePlus administers the scheme for 280,000 workers and more than 25,000 employers. It offers ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... priorities with a focus on improving fairness, equity and sustainability. "It is unacceptable that vulnerable women and care workers continue to be victims of systemic issues in our retirement system," Kowalczyk said. "These longstanding, feminised issues ...

Nest plans retirement income play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... with WTW and Hymans Robertson to develop a retirement offering. It's estimated that in the coming years one in three UK workers will have pension savings with Nest, with the fund responding to its maturing membership with plans for a new retirement income ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... and specifically 60% on Chinese imports," he said. "Trump has also called for the deportation of 'unauthorised' American workers who currently do not meet US citizenship requirements." Cunneen said this could see the exit of potentially 1.3 million to ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... final call. The FSU recently secured similar protections at Cbus, which also included additional consultation time for workers whose jobs are impacted by AI. In a statement to Financial Standard, Insignia Financial chief people officer Mel Walls said ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... paid work." The union surveyed its members ahead of making its submission to the inquiry. It found that close to 60% of workers experiencing menopausal symptoms were struggling to manage their workload and their symptoms. Further, 60% said they do not ...