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AIST opposes SG charge reductions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... executive manager, policy and research, David Haynes, said changes will reduce the incentive for employers to make SG payments on time. "The system should reward employers who are good corporate citizens and penalise employers who are bad corporate citizens," ...

Super non-compliance endemic: ATO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... their SG obligations every year between 2010-11 and 2013-14." In 2014, about 846,000 employers were required to make SG payments on behalf of approximately 11.7 million employees to about 548,000 superannuation funds. Total superannuation contributions ...

Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... Australians." The survey also found that 77% of businesses plan to reinvest the money they would have used to fund the extra SG payments back into their business rather than give staff a pay rise or pay bonuses. The results of the survey were based on ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... will cost about $23 billion per year, money that many small to medium business will struggle to find. However, total SG payments are currently estimated at $45 billion with a one-third increase estimated to cost an extra $14 billion. The employer association ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... will cost about $23 billion per year, money that many small to medium business will struggle to find. However, total SG payments are currently estimated at $45 billion with a one-third increase estimated to cost an extra $14 billion. The employer association ...

Members call for investment choice

ASFA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... employees' superannuation guarantee (SG) and salary sacrifice contributions in line with wage and salary payments, and for SG payments to be reported on employee pay slips. "This simple measure will provide more in fund members' accounts and also make ...

Contribs rate during GFC still 23 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... above-SG and salary sacrifice contributions paid through employers increased 12 per cent or by $3 billion to $28 billion. SG payments make up about 40 per cent of all contributions, broadly equivalent to the amount made up by voluntary member contributions. ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... it is at the employer's discretion what level of paid maternity leave an employee gets and whether that comes with SG payments on top. Sherry's views opened the door wide open for calls to legislate paid maternity leave with a superannuation component ...

No to double SG demerits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... However, Alex Denham, Challenger Financial Services Group head of technical services, said the proposed change would mean SG payments are paid directly into employee accounts. "I think the proposed change is really positive because the incentive for ...

SG payments made simpler

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
Employers who make a late Superannuation Guarantee (SG) payment will not pay the same amount twice under proposed changes by the Federal Government. Under existing rules, employers who do not make their SG contribution on time become liable for the ...