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Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... fairer public policy than pushing people onto Newstart in their late 60s because they are unable to find or retain employment," he said. Fahy added the Age Pension remained affordable at less than 3% of GDP, and would continue to do so with more Australians ...

BT overhauls life cover limits and definitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... for income protection policies; removing requirements for clients to provide ongoing evidence of actively, full-time employment after a TPD Continuation Benefit has been exercised at age 65; and removing exclusions relating to Children's Benefit ...

Royal Commission on social media: Regulators under scrutiny

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... litigation against the banks. And they are the regulators. #BankingRC - David Taylor (@aus_employ_law) August 17, 2018 Employment lawyer David Taylor expressed the view that Australia's corporate and prudential regulators are afraid to go after big ...

Chief economist update: Don't mind the gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... workers hired in the previous month (74% of which on a full-time basis). Likewise, the unexpectedly decline in total employment in July was due entirely to the 23,200 loss in part-time jobs, full-time positions continued to increase, up by 19,300 last ...

Royal Commission on social media: Former Treasurer weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... representatives come across as stereotypical used car salesman. #BankingRC - David Taylor (@aus_employ_law) August 10, 2018 Employment lawyer David Taylor highlighted his opinion of the gap in the performances of Ian Silk and Chris Kelaher in the Royal ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... of the economy. Consumer spending contributed 2.69 percentage points to the June quarter's overall growth. Solid employment growth and tax cuts have prompted American households to go on a spending splurge on both discretionary and non-discretionary ...

Leading philanthropic couple honoured

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... social challenges. "For 17 years we have been working to create healthier and more educated citizens, boost training and employment and enable communities to thrive, all over the world," he said. "We aren't afraid to take on tough problems, and look ...

Chief economist update: A pretty picture of the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... you hum Louis Armstrong's immortal classic. "I see skies of blue..." The seasonally adjusted numbers showed total employment grew by 50,900 in the month of June - more than three times market expectations for a 17,000 increase - after the addition ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... for investors while also benefiting the environment and impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people through employment pathways, education and health services among other activities," O'Connor said. "With nearly $6 billion of capital now being ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... Marketplace. These words also perfectly summed up the results from the non-farm payrolls report released last week - strong employment growth in June with increased participation rate but unchanged average hourly earnings growth. Sponsored by PIMCO Ben ...