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Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... should only happen with appropriate limitations and strong consumer protections to ensure better outcomes for Australian workers and their families," CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said. "Australians shouldn't be waiting in line to pay $3500 ...

Super gender balance gap increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... more at $79,524 while women made $56,739 per annum on average. The gap in salaries was relatively stable year on year. Workers in the ACT held the highest super balances with men and women saving $253,548 and $213,247 respectively. Workers in Victoria ...

NGS Super names chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... the fund for the education sector," said NGS Super chair Geoff Newcombe. "As a fund, we understand the challenges that workers and employers in the education sector face, and we deliver low-cost, high-quality products, resources, and relationships to ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... primarily being used to support or enhance existing processes or people rather than as a new standalone process, so that human workers are able to check for error and manage these concerns. Core concerns of AI use The researchers identify six core risks ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... Farrell said the FTA is a gold standard trade deal that delivers benefits for all Australians - including manufacturers, workers, farmers, tradies, innovators, families, and students. "The United Kingdom is one of Australia's major trading partners ...

Wage increases to offset more rate hikes: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... increases the risk that there may be more hikes needed." Although the decision will aid Australia's lowest-paying workers, it will add more pressure to some of their employers. ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar said the lift is a "blow" to small ...

It's the year of the raise, says Hays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... services employers are planning to pay their staff more in the next 12 months, and it may just be because more than half of workers are considering going elsewhere, Hays has found. According to the latest Hays Salary Guide, 68% of employers within the ...

HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
HESTA is the latest industry fund calling for an extension of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee (SG) benefits to workers in the gig economy, amid concerns these workers will be "vulnerable to poverty" later in life. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey ...

Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... a recent conference, industry leaders delivered a stark warning to Australian companies and government to ensure that workers are not left behind in a just transition to net zero - or risk the kind of political polarisation and populism that has given ...

Cbus, EISS Super finalise merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... members are now working in the electrical industry, he added. "The completion of the merger consolidates our commitment to workers in this sector and to their industry, a commitment we are incredibly proud of," Swan said. He said EISS Super's members ...