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Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... rate will reduce, or at least slow the rate of increase, of real take-home wages today, and that low and middle-income workers would be better off with the "money in their pockets," the paper said. "However, recent research by Per Capita's indicates ...

La Trobe launches new loan suite

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... Heroes loan comes off a $1 million donation by the wealth manager to Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, to help frontline workers fight COVID-19, as well as an earlier $1 million donation towards bushfire relief efforts. "We believe it is important to recognise ...

ERS to lead to rising pension costs, higher taxes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... light of this, the ISA argued that the promised super guarantee increase must proceed as legislated, so as to help rebuild workers' retirement balances. ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said it is critical to rebuild balances now to avoid the worst impacts ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... current circumstances we should be "far more worried about spending power today than in the golden years of present-day workers".

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
The Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) scheme is expected to impact female workers and widen the gender superannuation gap according to The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super. New data shown at the annual Women's ...

New law backs choice of fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... to give about 800,000 employees the choice which superannuation fund their retirement savings should be invested. New workers who were previously restricted to a super fund as a result of an enterprise agreement for example, now have the opportunity ...

Financial services workers content with pandemic changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... prioritise personal hygiene followed by office hygiene at 49% and more flexible work schedules at 48%. More than 75% of workers think it's very important their employers listen to their feedback during a crisis but only half of workers in say their employer ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... we obviously want the income support that we have been providing through companies to be there for the benefit of those workers. It is called JobKeeper for a reason, to keep people in jobs," he said. "That's what its primary purpose was and we believe ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... their claims accepted. The definitions are tough and the eligibility criteria in many policies already knock out a lot of workers if they are casual or in a hazardous occupation, often paying for a product they were never going to be eligible for," she ...

FSU wants CBA to up pay

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... Angrisano said that CBA should reflect on the efforts of its staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that bank workers, especially those who keep branches running, are considered essential workers. "The community recognises the contribution being ...