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Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... the LinkedIn research. Now is a good time for HR departments to refine their recruiting practices as they engage more employees who will work, unsupervised, from home." Candidates are increasingly finding new employment through contacts, she said. "In-house ...

Industry super accused of misleading consumers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... provide an answer. When Googling the term 'retail super' the paid advertisements that appears is for the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST), HESTA, cbus and First State appear. Googling 'retail superannuation' advertisements ...

AustralianSuper PYS fee under scrutiny again

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... following the Royal Commission on "inducements" and how super funds entice businesses to choose them as a default fund for employees. "There has been law reform around inducements and we have been discussing with funds what those law reforms mean and ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... permanent basis" in order to claim under the standard TPD definition. The definition of permanent basis excludes casual employees who have been employed for less than two years. Super Consumers Australia also found two policies from IOOF and Asgard that ...

FSU secures super pay increases

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
The Financial Sector Union (FSU) has confirmed employees at a number of super funds will receive pay increases in a deal that followed 12 months of negotiation. The FSU said it was pleased to have reached decisions with a number of super funds including ...

LGS certified carbon neutral

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... them where possible, offsetting emissions and publicly reporting on the results. The certification includes all LGS employees, the Sydney head office, and the fund's seven regional offices. Chief executive, Phil Stockwell, said: "Sustainability has always ...

Super funds merge, board revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... Super board. Rod Harty will remain a member of the Member Services Committee. While fund operations, investments and employees are now part of one merged entity, the VicSuper brand will remain in market.

SG does wonders for households: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... self-employed, who typically account for about 10% of the total workforce and have lower average super account balances than employees in equivalent circumstances.

CBA donates $2m to community charities

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
Commonwealth Bank will donate more than $2 million to community organisations across the country, with the bank's employees nominating local community charities desperate for a financial boost. It's a first in the program's 100-year history, with CBA ...

HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Leave, unpaid caring roles be recognised, superannuation entitlements be provided to workers who are not classified as employees and/or perform non-standard work, and the "value of insurance in super for low income earners be recognised". Federal Treasurer ...