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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 ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Australian women made up the majority of those who lost their jobs during this crisis, he said, noting that females and young workers suffered most acutely in the earlier stages of the pandemic. Between May and August around 270,000 females regained ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... eligible employee hired between ages 16 and 29 and $100 a week for every worker between 30 and 35. To be eligible, the workers must have been on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance or the Parenting Payment before being hired. On top of that, Frydenberg committed ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... and returns. "Over the next decade, the reforms announced tonight will reduce waste in the system and save Australian workers $17.9 billion - ensuring your super works better for you," Frydenberg said. All said; the Morrison government is focused on ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... a bloated future pension, drag down investment returns and will shove more Australians towards poverty in retirement. "Workers should no longer be asked to sacrifice their future to prop up the economy now, there are other levers the government can pull ...