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$450 SG threshold axed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The longstanding requirement for workers to earn more than $450 a month to be entitled to the superannuation guarantee has been scrapped. In a move that would benefit more than 200,000 women, the need for Aussies to earn more than $450 a month in order ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... which employees would not receive SG contributions. While getting rid of this threshold may be a small boost to low-income workers, they will blaze a trail for the rest of the workforce because this measure will shine a scorching ultra-bright light on ...

Government launches digital economy strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... investment to enhance the My Health Record as well as a $100 million pilot program for work-based digital cadetships for workers to build digital skills. Further to this, $35.7 million is being deployed to support emerging aviation technologies and a ...

Finance workers to quit over flexibility

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
A significant amount of banking and financial services workers are likely to leave their current job if they are not offered flexibility, new research from EY shows. EY data showed 62% of financial services workers will quit their role if they cannot ...

Pandemic boosts financial sector's engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... office-based work to flexible work practices has been embraced significantly by the finance sector. After canvassing 26,600 workers across 25 countries, which included Australia, finance and technology sector workers were deemed to be the most engaged. ...

Guild Super chooses new administrator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Guild Super, the $1.8 billion retail fund catering to childcare workers, has chosen a new administrator which it says will enhance member experiences. Guild Super, which also trades as Child Care Super and offers Guild Pension for retirees, will switch ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... new lockdowns will pose another setback and the labour market remains difficult for many Canadians, especially low-wage workers, young people and women. As vaccines roll out and the economy reopens, consumption is expected to rebound strongly in the ...

Fidelity Investments to hire 1000 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... staffers will be added company-wide. The positions include licensed representatives, technologists and customer service workers. Hiring technology experts is in response to a nearly 60% year-over-year increase in digital interactions on retail mobile ...

Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... concerns over the ending of JobKeeper in March. Australian businesses wouldn't be advertising for and recruiting more workers if they're solely relying on the government's handout, would they? Australia may not be "at the front of the queue ...

Mercer calls for delay to super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... Boyfield said it is likely superannuation funds will begin to target their advertising and marketing campaigns to young workers in a bid to nab new members. To combat this, Boyfield said a framework should be implemented that clearly outlines what marketing ...