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New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... perimenopause. The Queensland Council of Unions has kicked off a campaign calling for leave and flexibility entitlements for workers experiencing reproductive health issues that impact their ability to work. While policies related to reproductive health ...

Overhaul of TPD structure, pricing needed: MLC Life

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
Close to half of Australian workers have three months or less savings to get them through a disability impacting their ability to work, and women are particularly at risk, according to new research by MLC Life Insurance. The research, conducted by Freshwater ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... he said. The fourth megatrend is around technological transformation. "Zapier did a recent study and found that 94% of workers say they perform repetitive, time-consuming tasks in their role, tasks that are ripe for AI," McCrindle said. "AI is not really ...

Super contribution caps to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... contribution caps. Aware Super general manager - advice Peter Hogg said the increase will be particularly beneficial for older workers as they are more likely to be able to make extra contributions. The higher caps could also prove valuable to people ...

Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... million by the Federal Court for its involvement in wage theft which led to $16 million in underpayments to over 7400 workers. The case emerged after the Finance Sector Union (FSU) uncovered the bank's systematic underpayments through individual ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... significant contributing factor to the problem." Secondly, increasing the low-income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) so that workers earning up to $45,000 receive a full tax refund on their super guarantee (SG) contributions can boost the super of ...

Bragg outraged over super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... money is being used to ensure that super is hermetically sealed, even though that might not be in the interest of those workers," Bragg said. While seeing no problem with supporting a union or employer group, Bragg insisted on a stringent financial rationale ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... of 5.2%, according to ADP Research Institute. About 60% of women feel they are underpaid, compared to 56% of men. Older workers also believe they'll be overlooked for a pay rise in the year ahead. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said that gender ...

New global retirement unit at T. Rowe Price

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... excited that Michael will leverage his proven track record as a visible industry leader and a champion for the needs of workers and retirees in this new way."

Industry funds gear up for brand transformation post-merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... Nick Sherry said the name Team Super not only honours the combined industry heritage of both funds - energy and mining workers - but also signifies a continued commitment to serving these sectors. "The new profit-to-member industry fund will focus on ...