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Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... details of the ABS report showed ALL of April's gain in total employment was due to the 34,700 increase in part-time jobs. Full-time employment decreased by 6,300. This does nothing to improve the outlook for consumer spending - that, which accounts ...

TAL restructures retail arm, announces job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
TAL is making major changes to its retail business that will make some jobs redundant after reviewing its recent acquisition of Asteron, Suncorp's Australian life insurance business. Realigning the retail businesses will consequently reduce headcount ...

Lax regulation worsens lost super benefits: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... means these workers are going to end up worse off at retirement." Younger workers in part-time, casual work and blue-collar jobs are more likely to be exploited by rogue employers. One-in-two young adults earning under $30,000 per annum are underpaid ...

Retirees to fall short: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... government were to occur. "These factors have the potential to delay retirement decisions and encourage people to keep their jobs longer, particularly if the government tightens up the qualifications for the Age Pension or other retirement benefits," ...

ANZ dismisses alleged job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
ANZ has denied reports it will cut 8000 jobs over the next three years. This was in response to an article from The Australian stating it obtained board discussions of executives that "canvassed reducing the bank's workforce by almost 20,000 to ...

CBA owes staff $15 million

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... million in back payments. Earlier this week, a report in The Australian alleged CBA was considering axing more than 10,000 jobs. Angrisano said: "It is outrageous that at the same time CBA is found to be deficient in its pay systems, the bank is undertaking ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... Commission, according to Sunsuper. New data from the super fund indicates the first quarter of 2019 was a strong period for jobs in the finance industry, as figures recovered after Royal Commission related weakness. The most recent data shows the index ...

FSU seeks transparency on CBA job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... profits." Angrisano said if the report is incorrect, Comyn must immediately notify the bank's 50,000 staff that their jobs are not on the line. If the reports were correct, comments from CBA that it was working to improve 'outcomes for customers' ...

Superannuation Guarantee continues to fail employees: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... earners in the $8001 to $40,000 per year bracket. This finding is consistent with the anecdotal evidence of lower paying jobs being more likely to result in breaches of employee entitlements, the report said. ATO figures found 935,350 workers earning ...

Chief economist update: Two indicators giving the Fed a headache

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... 3.8% in March - the 19th straight month that the jobless rate had been below the "median value of 4.3%". The outlook for jobs remain positive gauging from the March consumer confidence survey showing respondents saying "jobs were plentiful" remaining ...