Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 291 - 300 of 1466 results for "Employers"

Poor financial literacy failing young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... interest on investments. One in four young workers do not know what the Superannuation Guarantee is and how much their employers should be contributing to their super. Incidentally, this cohort do no know if they are receiving the right SG contributions. ...

Hostplus eyes Intrust merger

KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... members in Queensland, Financial Standard understands. The 33-year-old Intrust has about 96,000 members, and 30,000 employers in the hospitality, clubs, tourism and retail sectors. Its MySuper product returned 6.7% p.a. in the three years and 8.29% p.a. ...

Salaries boosted by skills shortage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... local performers in the industry. These factors have seen companies increasingly actively poaching talent, with 38% of employers surveyed believing it will be more challenging to find qualified employees compared to before the pandemic. And, because ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... quarter 2021's moderate growth was influenced by regularly scheduled increases. Improved business conditions saw employers revisit wage reviews postponed during the height of the pandemic." This was how Michelle Marquardt, head of price statistics ...

Aged care workers depended on ERS: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... age." "Our research shows aged care professionals are feeling prouder to work in the sector and more connected to their employers and leaders. Workforce strategies implemented now could be particularly effective at attracting and retaining aged care ...

Super funds slam budget's super gap measures

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... small APRA-regulated super funds. However, it was quiet on in creasing Commonwealth rent assistanc e, and on requiring employers to pay SG on parental leave. "HESTA has been calling for the scrapping of the unfair $450 super threshold for more than 10 ...

Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... contributions to be included in the Australian government's parental leave pay. We encourage the government and other employers to include superannuation contributions as part of their parental leave," she said. A newly released paper from KPMG recommended ...

KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave without time limit. It also wants the Sex Discrimination Act to be amended to allow willing employers to make higher superannuation payments for female employees. Rice Warner, which is now owned by Deloitte, implemented ...

Finance workers to quit over flexibility

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... demanding flexibility, there is also the need to balance this with the viability and feasibility of remote working for employers to be able to meet the demands of their clients and their markets." For Australia and New Zealand workers in general, 47% ...

Labor won't support YFYS Bill in current form

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... performance testing, Best Financial Interest Duty's administrative burden, and stapling-induced administrative burden for employers. "Labor Senators cannot recommend passage of the bill in its current form. We encourage the government to reconsider ...