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Women paid less at every age, rank: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... 50% of women working full-time, yet higher paid management opportunities were almost exclusively reserved for full-time workers. In all age groups, more than 90% of managers were working full-time. The discrepancy in working patterns occurs from age ...

Underemployment continues steep decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
The latest ABS figures show that the total number of underemployed workers has fallen, as has the weekly hours not worked by underemployed people. Of the 13.6 million employed people in May 2022, 1.5 million were underemployed. Of these underemployed ...

RBA spotlights inflation risk of higher wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... the upcoming Fair Work Commission ruling on new minimum and award rates would result in faster wages growth for affected workers in the period ahead." Even while measures of long-term inflation expectations remained in the 2-3% target band, the boards ...

NSW to introduce options for first home buyers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... to commence next January and will be open to single parents with children under 18, single persons 50 and over or key workers (nurses, teachers, police) buying their first home. The government equity contribution for a new dwelling will be up to 40% ...

Fair Work Commission raises minimum wage 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... hour. The commission panel observed that the level of increase would protect the real value of wages of the lowest-paid workers. "The Panel decided to provide a proportionately higher increase to low-paid employees noting that the present circumstances ...

The ongoing evolution of super: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... it's important to remember the "prime role played by unions in fighting for a retirement savings system that covered all workers, rather than just the corporate executives and senior public servants, mostly men, that super had been restricted to." ...

Atlas Arteria stonewalls IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... the retirement savings of millions of superannuation and pension fund members, such as nurses, teachers, construction workers and hospitality staff." Atlas Arteria's share price jumped 15.96% following IFM's raid but remains flat today.

IFM Investors becomes majority shareholder in Atlas Arteria

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... the retirement savings of millions of superannuation and pension fund members, such as nurses, teachers, construction workers and hospitality staff." IFM GIF is yet to make a takeover bid for Atlas Arteria but confirmed it would seek access to "certain ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... transitions back to the workforce and retirement are accounted for this would yield an additional 4400 full-time equivalent workers to the Australian economy by 2062," the report said. In this scenario, the GDP would be boosted by $1.1 billion in the ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... lowest on record at 45.1%." ACTU secretary Sally McManus said: "Productivity and profits are at record high levels, while workers are experiencing both real wage cuts and a cost-of-living crisis." McManus called on the new Labor government, business ...