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AustralianSuper dodges advertising scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... in the last financial year. Silk said that he does not know what proportion of members came from employers defaulting workers into the fund and how many actively joined, after he was asked on several instances by the committee. The committee raised the ...

Lift in financial services jobs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... demand for casual employment, according to Sunsuper's latest job index. New South Wales recorded the highest demand for workers in permanent roles (24.4%) and in contingent roles (27.3%). Jobs growth in Victoria has improved since June, particularly ...

Wages will not rise from SG cut: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... enterprise bargaining agreements certified before and after the 2014 freeze and found that no boost to wages occurred, saying workers sacrificed their super for nothing. Workers never received a promised wage increase when the super guarantee was last ...

Public servants caught in SG bungle

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... Northern Territory government owes about $39.5 million in superannuation contributions to the majority of current and past workers affected, according to its FY20 financial report. About 415 employees have been overpaid an estimated $7.1 million. The ...

Chief economist update: The UK's new plan... after two plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... spending. UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a "new plan" -- new support measures increasing assistance for businesses and workers. "This is our plan. A plan for jobs, for businesses, for the regions, for the economy, for the country. A plan to support ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... previous month and the underemployment rate ticked up to 11.4% from 11.3% over the same period. Likewise, a total of 29,500 workers - 20,100 full-time and 9,400 part-time - lost their jobs over the month. Financial markets expected employment to decline ...

ISA calls for super tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... ISA claims more than 1.2 million Australians would see a boost in their super savings by increasing the LISTO to cover workers earning up to $45,000. It said the changes would benefit 705,000 women who would take home 60% of the extra payments. ISA said ...

Still a way to go on mental health: SuperFriend

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... improve workplace mental health are starting to gain traction," she said. SuperFriend surveyed over 10,000 Australian workers to measure the state of mental health and wellbeing, with this year's score increasing to 65.1 out of 100 from 62.7 in 2019. ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... care providers and carers of dementia sufferers, Frydenberg said. Lane noted that there were around 370,000 aged care workers operating across the residential and community care sector in Australia. The training spending announced today, divided equally ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... boost productivity, increase participation, or lift the speed limit on growth." Chalmers said while the average Australian workers will receive a $50 per fortnight tax cut, millions on the JobKeeper program have seen their payment cut by at least $300 ...