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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 ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
Even before the coronavirus vaccine was injected before Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's arm a day before the national roll-out on the 22nd of February this year, this 'Land Down Under' has already been returning to pre-covid normality. ...

UK pension fund fossil fuel investments laid bare

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... Friend of the Earth divestment campaigner Rianna Gargiulo said. Local authorities have the power and duty to ensure local workers not only have a pension for their retirement, but also a future worth retiring into, she added. "Instead of stubbornly sticking ...

Financial services eyes gig economy workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... crowdsources believed it has been valuable to their organisations. But many financial services firms taking on gig economy workers are facing some challenges. The most common issue cited by respondents include confidentiality concerns (44%), a lack of ...

Financial services workers hunt new roles

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... looking for a new job in 2021, according to the new Robert Walters survey. A whopping 65% of banking and financial services workers said they are searching for a new opportunity this year, with the same amount confident about job opportunities in the ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... 'Australian Financial Review' (AFR) daily reports that, "About 170,000 frontline healthcare, quarantine and border workers will be the first to receive vaccinations from Monday in stage 1A of the rollout, with more than 500,000 aged and disability ...