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KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... previous recommendations. These were the payment of Superannuation Guarantee contributions in the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme and increasing the paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks, with a more equitable sharing of leave between partne ...

Affordable housing super's Achilles' heel: Weaven

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... retirement savings for women by either changing the super contribution in terms of percentages, paying super on parental leave and extended leave; there are a number of mechanisms which we are compelled to look at. "Otherwise, we'll continue to have ...

Not enough being done to fix super gap: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... room is comfortable accepting that," she said. Continuing to push for superannuation to be paid on Commonwealth Parental Leave payments will also help, she added. "If we apply the collective intellect of the sector, business, civil society and government ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
HESTA has joined calls for superannuation to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements, saying modelling shows it could see a mother of two retire with $14,000 more in her account. The super fund has joined a coalition of 18 organisations ...

Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... superannuation guarantee," he said. "At some point, I'd like to find a way to responsibly fund paying it on paid parental leave." Chalmers furthered that there was now an opportunity to do much in super, especially as they were no longer caught up ...

Super fund for women closes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... also had a 'Round Up' feature to boost super contributions and froze account fees when members were on parental leave. Three years on, the fund's responsible entity Equity Trustees has terminated the product, citing "commercial and regulatory ...

Women paid less at every age, rank: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... and uptake of - workplace support for women and men throughout their working lives. These include gender-neutral parental leave policies, childcare subsidies and support, and flexible work policies which include targets for male and female uptake. Wooldridge ...

Active Super enhances parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Employees of Active Super will now receive superannuation guarantee payments for up to 12 months while on parental leave, with the super fund also extending its paid entitlements. In an effort to help bridge the gender super gap, the industry fund will ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... to raise children. But the super fund took issue with the fact that far too few women aren't being paid super on parental leave. Parental leave is the only type of paid leave that does not attract the super guarantee and the government does not pay super ...

Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... executive Deanne Stewart said the Budget short-changed women, saying paying the Super Guarantee on top of paid parental leave and adjusting the Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO) to ensure low-income earners don't pay more tax on their super ...