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HESTA appoints new insurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... that it caters for those directly working in health and community services, meaning it does not differentiate across employment classifications.

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... papers. But the latest labour market report could be a case of one hand clapping for ScoMo for the details showed that employment increased by less than the expected 37,400 heads in April - expectations were for a 50,000 addition. Not only that, all ...

Praemium chief executive takes back company

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... said Ohanessian has been appointed under an interim agreement, made to give the new board time to "review the CEO's employment conditions once it has had an opportunity to convene, and to consider whether these terms and conditions are appropriate and ...

Terrible tax policies of the last 25 years

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... employed just under 45% of the private sector workforce, but only accounted for 5.2% of the increase in private sector employment," Eslake said. The decision to allow self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to borrow for residential property investment ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... (from +12 in March) on the back of broad-based improvement across states and industries and mainly driven by higher employment and profitability conditions. The business confidence jumped 7 points to +13 in April - the highest level since September 2010. ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... Slower rates of expansion in output, new orders, new export orders, weaker business sentiment and a contraction in employment accounted for the index's drop to its lowest reading since October last year. The private manufacturing sector survey painted ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... in the December quarter - explained by stronger profitability and one that would certainly underpin further gains in employment. Add the promised tax cuts to this. What's more, the disappointing growth numbers came because government spending dropped ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... mandate is not so supportive. The unemployment rate was at 5.9% in March, its highest level since January 2016, and employment growth remained a paltry 1.2% in the year to March. The slack in the labour market is putting pressure on wages - 1.9% in the ...

Desperately seeking workers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... the end of March. While the Fed described the pace of expansion as "modest to moderate", the report also showed that employment increased across all districts. The tightness in the labour market -- most businesses reported difficulty finding not only ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... in trading conditions (up 10 points to +22 from +12) and increased profitability (up 3 points to +13 from +10) while employment steadied at a reading of +5. These, according to NAB, "indicate an overall healthy economy that appears to be gaining momentum ...