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Millions jobless within weeks: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... industries most affected by the response to COVID-19. Ultimately, the institute believes the impact of the crisis on employment and economic activity could be even greater than even it estimates, once the second round economic impacts of the pandemic ...

Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... it gets, give me coronavirus everyday (well, hope not). The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that employment increased (yes, it's up) by 5900 in March and the unemployment rate ticked up by an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie 0.1 percentage ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... allowed workers to withdraw $10,000 for this financial year and the next from their superannuation savings if their employment has been affected by COVID, in a move that was panned by the opposition and industry funds lobby. Australia is not the only ...

Changes to foreign investment rules hurt managed funds

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... change," he said. "Many of these companies will inevitably collapse, forgoing billions of dollars' worth of tax and employment generating business opportunities."

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... significantly reduced the spread of the virus through the community but at the same time delivered a hammer blow to the employment fortunes of many Australians. "A record 3.92 million Australians are now looking for work or looking for more work - over ...

Chief economist update: COVID-infected Aussie stats trickle in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... Australian dollar has gotten. In the same way as domestic lockdowns - and trepidation over future revenues, earnings and employment - are inhibiting expenditures... local or imported. And that's before factoring in the disruptions to supply chains ...

Hundreds of thousands flock to early release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... organisations said. "We also know that some businesses are already making changes to their business structures and employment arrangements following the stimulus announcements." The organisations stressed that it is not acceptable to backdate or artificially ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... to address this impact on American workers." The Labor Department has implemented several new provisions to enhance employment benefits, it said. "That legislation also contains significant incentives for businesses to retain workers and continue paying ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... research by RiskWise. Investing in rental apartments has become more risky of late, and now with COVID-19 threatening employment, it is even more so, RiskWise chief executive Doron Peleg said. "In the past few years what we have seen is a series of events ...

Bigger balances, bigger blow: Elia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... industries, has been the target of much speculation following the government's announcement it would allow those whose employment is impacted by COVID-19 to access up to $20,000 of their super. Hostplus' average account balance overall is about ...