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Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... due to super being taxed at 15%, lower income earners in the bottom brackets are hit harder on super than wages, while workers in the second lowest tax bracket received no tax benefit on their super. It argued that the government's Low Income Super Tax ...

ISA renews calls for super to be paid with wages

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Changing the requirement to pay super with wages will drastically reduce unpaid super and give four million plus workers better investment returns, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). In its pre-budget submission, ISA said that the "outdated ...

Brighter Super welcomes chief people officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Brighter Super has named Allanna Kelsall as the fund's chief people officer. The $30 billion industry fund for workers in the energy and local government was created by the merger of LGIAsuper and Energy Super, and the acquisition of Suncorp's ...

Insignia saves thousands of hours with AI

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... efficiencies, saving on average 15,000 full time employee hours per month. The intelligent software bots, known as digital workers, automate processes to achieve efficiencies across various Insignia business units, ranging from finance to operations ...

Skill shortage to continue to cost Aussie companies

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... of the talent we have in our nation," said Gorton. Sector-wide investment in training and upskilling or reskilling of workers is the key answer for 23% of leaders, while increasing the availability of skills through international migration, including ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... there were in 2020. The fortunes of billionaires around the globe are increasing by $3.6 billion a day, while 1.7 billion workers live in countries where inflation is now overtaking wages. "Globally, the richest 1% have made nearly twice as much money ...

Cbus stalwarts retire, union leader returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
... appointment, Swan commented: "Abha is an advocate at heart, and I am excited to see her bring her passion for supporting migrant workers and culturally diverse communities to the superannuation sector." "She has a keen interest in governance through ...

Mine Super and TWUSUPER explore merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... "Mine Super and TWUSUPER share the vision of creating a sustainable fund which protects and promotes the interests of workers in the mining and transport industries," they said. "In accordance with the MoU, both Mine Super and TWUSUPER are currently ...

Survey shows impact of inflation on industry pay rises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... below inflation," it said. Out of the 1500 candidates and employers from across Australia, a whopping 78% of white-collar workers said if they don't get a pay rise that beats inflation in the next 12 months, they will look for a new job. Alarmingly ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... top-performing fund an outlier in the local superannuation industry. The $92 billion fund for hospitality and tourism workers has not changed its investment strategy in 20 years except at the margin to take advantage of medium-term opportunities. The ...