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Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... organisations have boards with no female representation. Large organisations tend to offer employer-funded paid parental leave. In addition to the government's scheme, the proportion of employers offering some form of paid parental leave rose from ...

Cost-of-living crisis puts young members at risk: Rest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... "We need to build on this momentum and implement further reforms, such as superannuation contributions on paid parental leave," she concluded.

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Legislating the payment of superannuation on all forms of paid parental leave is one of the seven recommendations proposed by the Women's Economic Equality Taskforce (WEET) that will help build economic equality over the next 10 years. Releasing ...

Government consults on superannuation objective laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... of policy reform to address systemic issues, such as including superannuation contributions on government paid parental leave to help close the gender gap." The government is seeking feedback on the draft bill, including legislation, consequential and ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... "We need to build on this momentum and implement further reforms, such as superannuation contributions on paid parental leave."

KPMG recommends gender-focused super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
KPMG has proposed superannuation reforms targeted at home carers and recipients of paid parental leave to help close the gender gap. The KPMG Towards Gender Equity in Retirement report recommended the government consider adding superannuation contributions ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... executive Deanne Stewart. "But ideally the budget would have directed part of that revenue to help fund super on paid parental leave and other measures to improve equity," Meanwhile, despite applauding the government for announcing super to be paid on ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... back more super now, while the government is unable to commit to other equity measures like paying super on paid parental leave."

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... more equitable society, implementing initiatives aimed at addressing the gender pay gap, enhancing access to paid parental leave and childcare, and affordable housing. The introduction of the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay ...

Super on PPL a drop in the ocean

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
The cost to pay superannuation contributions on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) has been estimated to be about $200 million per year. The government's objective of superannuation and the accompanying discussion paper that fails to mention ...