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ASIC pursues criminal charges in super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... said. "Our approach is premised on the simple equation that harming members, harms the future prosperity of Australian workers, and our most important pool of savings." In its actions against Rest and Statewide Super, ASIC is seeking pecuniary penalties ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... 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, Australia can grow even stronger.

Childcare costs drag women's nest egg

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... more support and protections for the vulnerable. To address especially hard-hit groups such as female and lower-skilled workers, policies should include incentives for balancing work and family care responsibilities; better access to health care, childcare ...

NGS strengthens ESG, ups fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, in a move that will create a $21 billion fund with 200,000 members, largely workers from independent schools and Catholic schools. The merger is expected to be finalised late in early 2022. The fund has notified ...

Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... compared to half of men, according to SuperFriend's latest wellness at work research, which canvassed over 10,300 workers from several industries. The proportion of Australian workers who found themselves with no paid work peaked in April 2020, impacting ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... 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 $240 billion accumulated on household ...

Industry fund reviews DB payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... fund that were potentially paid incorrectly. Statewide Super's Salarylink, a defined benefit fund for local government workers, is investigating the accuracy of salary data provided by councils. A joint statement provided by Local Government Association ...

Aged care RC unveils 148 recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... regularly check in on them. They also recommended applying a new aged care levy; establishing a registration of personal care workers; professionalising the aged care workforce; and clearing the Home Care Package waiting list by immediately increasing ...

Special course to manage work conflict

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... person centred approach and de-escalation techniques for challenging interactions. The aim of the course is to provide workers with an understanding of how conflict arises as well as strategies for how to manage conflict in the workplace. The course ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... secretary of the Maryvale sub-branch of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) Pulp & Paper Workers District. First Super said the pulp and paper industry is a key membership area for the fund and as such has a longstanding ...