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JobKeeper, JobSeeker to be extended

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... payments from both employers. "Over 900,000 Australians being paid more on JobKeeper than they were before from a single employer," Morrison said. "The scope of that needs to be diminished." The Prime Minister stressed that the JobKeeper and JobSeeker ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Workers looking for new employment in the superannuation and investment industries need to display qualities of optimism, self-motivation, resilience and mental agility to nab a role during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to specialist recruiter ...

FSU secures super pay increases

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... staff a market competitive 3.5% salary increase year on year for the life of the agreement, it also provides for other employer-of-choice benefits such as materially increased caregiver, parental, compassionate and domestic violence leave entitlements ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
The United Kingdom has followed the script dictated by the coronavirus pandemic in much of the world. On March 23, the government imposed strict lockdown measures, giving "bobbies" power to fine people leaving their homes for "non-essential" reasons. ...

Qantas Super awards insurance mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... aviation industry made it a top candidate. "MetLife's global strength and stability, and experience in insuring aviation employer groups makes them well positioned to be our insurance partner," Clancy said. "We're excited to work with MetLife to support ...

Industry fund eyes KiwiSaver accounts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... Memebers who come into the fund via NZRelo will be charged the same fees as members coming through other channels such as employer relationships, Watson said. "Fees are an absolute priority for us. Not at this stage, we have been working through the ...

ATO doubles down on fraud crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it is building on its significant efforts, zeroing in on fraud and schemes designed to take advantage of the government's COVID-19 stimulus package. This includes JobKeeper, early release of superannuation ...

Super fund names chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... returning to Melbourne in 2018, Raftis has been working on several boards and advisory committees, including the AMP Employer Sponsored Superannuation Plan Policy Committee. UniSuper said Raftis has strong leadership experience delivering major projects ...

Public super fund rejigs offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... month/365.25) x (Amount Insured/1000 x Premium Rate)," the fund said in a notice to members. Defence Force personnel are paid employer contribution to superannuation at 16.4%, regardless of which fund they choose. ADF Super was established on 1 July ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Industry Super Australia's internal analysis has explored the other side of the superannuation guarantee debate, finding the costs of an increase in mandated savings may be shared between both employers and workers. A piece of internal analysis ...