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SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... calculates that working mums can be $12,500 to $14,500 better off at retirement if the government pays super on parental leave. "Paying super on Parental Leave Pay is an effective equity measure to ensure the retirement savings of working mothers keeps ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... professional, scientific, and technical services industries of 22.8%. More employers are also paying superannuation on parental leave - an increase of three percentage points to 86%. "This is a sign that more employers are taking action to ease the retirement ...

Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... made significant progress in building a more diverse and inclusive workplace, leading initiatives such as enhanced parental leave, carers leave and dynamic working, ensuring we are well placed to attract and retain the best talent in a post pandemic ...

Cost-of-living crisis puts young members at risk: Rest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... "We need to build on this momentum and implement further reforms, such as superannuation contributions on paid parental leave," she concluded.

Taskforce unveils recommendations for economic equality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
Legislating the payment of superannuation on all forms of paid parental leave is one of the seven recommendations proposed by the Women's Economic Equality Taskforce (WEET) that will help build economic equality over the next 10 years. Releasing ...

Government consults on superannuation objective laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... of policy reform to address systemic issues, such as including superannuation contributions on government paid parental leave to help close the gender gap." The government is seeking feedback on the draft bill, including legislation, consequential and ...

Rest closes investment options, shifts allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... "We need to build on this momentum and implement further reforms, such as superannuation contributions on paid parental leave."

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... bracket. The cap on how much LISTO is paid should increase from $500 to $640 and that the compulsory super to the Parental Leave Pay scheme should be extended. Industry Super Australia found that a 30-year-old woman earning $40,000 a year would be up ...

KPMG recommends gender-focused super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
KPMG has proposed superannuation reforms targeted at home carers and recipients of paid parental leave to help close the gender gap. The KPMG Towards Gender Equity in Retirement report recommended the government consider adding superannuation contributions ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... executive Deanne Stewart. "But ideally the budget would have directed part of that revenue to help fund super on paid parental leave and other measures to improve equity," Meanwhile, despite applauding the government for announcing super to be paid on ...