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Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021

"For all those times you stood by me... You're the one who held me up Never let me fall You're the one who saw me through it all." -Celine Dion What a difference a year makes, ey? The year 2020 started out disastrous (literally) for the country ...

More women in workforce with greater paternity leave: ASI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021

... in work. A research paper from the investment house's research institute, titled A Woman's Place: Boosting female labour force participation to lift long-term economic growth, found increasing paternity leave by just one week would increase women's participation ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021

... seasonal pattern to last year, before the start of the pandemic," Jarvis said. "This also aligns with what we see in Labour Force statistics each year, particularly in hours worked through December and January." Nationally, payroll jobs fell 5.5% across ...

Super leaves gig economy behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020

... employee would accumulate approximately $3700 in employer-contributed super in one year. This is because under current labour force regulations, most gig economy workers are likely to be classified as independent contractors. Gig economy workers therefore ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020

... expecting further deterioration in the domestic labour market. But the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest Labour Force update had me singing 'The Stylistics' -- "betcha by golly, wow" - and 'Chicago' -- "baby, what a big ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020

... participation rate to 64.0 in June from 62.7% in the previous month - itself a positive indicator, as jobseekers re-enter the labour force amid optimism in finding employment. And why not? Total hours worked have increased, according to the ABS: "Total ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020

... according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): "Had the increase in the number of people who were not in the labour force between April and May (142,000) been a further increase in unemployment (that is, if they had been actively looking for ...

Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020

... from COVID-19? That's the hope, the wish and the prayer. Unfortunately, this stroke of "luck" resulted from the labour force survey's timing - it was taken in the first two weeks of March which, according to the ABS, "describes the labour market ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020

... the next 12 months. The report also found that 36 million workdays could be lost from workers withdrawing from the labour force to self-isolate or care for others. KPMG said the government's fiscal stimulus package, announced on Thursday last week ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020

... portfolios." This, or Donald Trump will increase the tariff on the virus entering America. But I digress. The ABS 'Labour Force, Australia' report shows that total employment increased by a seasonally adjusted 28,900 in December that followed ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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