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Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... the manager who was tasked with winding up that department, staff reported 100% satisfaction even though they knew their jobs were ending. Hartzer said this was because the manager regularly checked in with each employee, asking how their job hunt was ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... Minister's words: "In less than 12 months from when the recession began, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are now more jobs in the Australian economy than there were before the pandemic." True that. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

ASI restructures distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... Business reported that Bird has implemented several cost-cutting measures since his appointment, including outsourcing 100 jobs, and refocusing the busines across four areas: global asset management, fund adviser platforms, strategic partnerships, and ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... direct economic support from the federal government halved... Yet at the same time the economy grew by 3.1%, 320,000 new jobs were added and 2.1 million Australian workers graduated off JobKeeper." With world economic growth now expected to be stronger ...

Government retirement modelling leaves women behind: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... super is not paid to an employee who earns less than $450 a month. "Women are far more likely to have multiple part-time jobs - which may all fall below the super contribution payment threshold. This threshold should be abolished," it said. A recent ...

Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... said a greater proportion of casual workers in the finance industry are women - 67% compared to 56% in all industries. These jobs are insecure and are the first jobs to lose hours and roles during times of uncertainty, she said.

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... economy. It has "shrunk by 10% -- the largest fall in over 300 years; and "since March, over 700,000 people have lost their jobs" despite the government's unprecedented response, amounting to over £280 billion since. The economy needs a top up. ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... direct economic support from the federal government halved... Yet at the same time the economy grew by 3.1%, 320,000 new jobs were added and 2.1 million Australian workers graduated off JobKeeper." And it's gonna get even better. "With an additional ...

Shock statistics on gender gap on boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... the economic shocks and uncertainties, we lived through in 2020, it is very welcome news to have more people in full-time jobs. It is also a very positive sign that our economic recovery is underway," she said. "It does not, however, reflect any underlying ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
The government's stimulus spending, and reforms like the early release scheme, have boosted Australian financial comfort to record highs despite the impact of COVID-19. The ME Bank Household Financial Comfort Index improved by 2% to 5.89 out of 10 during ...