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Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
The MetLife 2020 Employee Benefit Trends Study found the majority of Australian workers feel their mental health is the most important aspect to focus on in the wake of COVID-19. Around 70% of workers said mental health is the most important thing to ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... measures vis-a-vis a nationwide lockdown, infections and deaths could overwhelm America's hospitals and healthcare workers, leaving Biden with no other choice but to freeze social and business activity to contain the outbreak. That, or hope and wish ...

Club Plus announces insurance changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The $3 billion industry fund for club workers has announced significant changes to its insurance offering with group insurer OnePath. From 1 January 2021, members will see premiums on death, total and permanent disability and income protection cover ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... diligence, compliance and reporting across their business models. Of particular concern is the significant use of vulnerable workers, such as migrant labour and base-skilled labour; the operation of complex supply chains with many intermediaries; oligopolistic ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Severe and moderate levels of financial stress are impacting around 1.8 million Australian workers, according to AMP's latest Financial Wellness study. AMP said of those 1.8 million, nearly half have been feeling financially stressed for an average ...

DomaCom to deliver affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... investment provider DomaCom has partnered with a community housing provider to deliver affordable housing for essential workers and returns for its investors. DomaCom and BlueCHP have agreed to the $250 million affordable housing project which will allow ...

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 ...