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HESTA turns the lights back on after service shutdown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... easier...," Blakey said. She also acknowledged that "major changes like this can be challenging," and thanked members and employers for their patience and understanding during the transition. On the day HESTA's online services resumed, more than ...

CSC, Future Fund, RBA pay data released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published the gender pay gaps for 120 public sector employers and two corporate groups for the first time following legislative changes in 2023. The data includes details of the gender pay gaps for well-known ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... to see implementation tiered, beginning with larger entities. Further, a grace period should be instituted to allow employers to receive education and support without immediate penalty for non-compliance, the groups recommended. In all, the collective ...

Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... Tech, particularly as companies respond to both regulatory shifts and renewed focus on innovation," Winterbourn said. "Employers have started 2025 with clearer headcount strategies, which is translating into more decisive hiring." The tech and transformation ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... "We must make it easier for talented individuals to join our profession. That includes offering financial support to employers of Professional Year candidates, making the exam more accessible, and ensuring flexibility in the education framework," she ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... Taxation Office (ATO) clearly articulate its proposed transition, with a "phased approach to enforcement to give comfort to employers who genuinely try to do the right thing but are unable to due to circumstances beyond their control". "The ATO expedite ...

GESB expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... Superannuation Act 2000, which will enable GESB to accept superannuation guarantee payments from non-WA public sector employers, benefitting the 250,000 current and former public sector workers who have superannuation accounts with GESB; as well as ensuring ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... payment standards will be revised to allow payments via the New Payments Platform and improve error messaging to ensure employers and intermediaries can quickly address errors," the Treasury fact sheet stated. This however contrasts with the Reserve ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
From 2027, employers will no longer be able to impose non-compete clauses on employees earning less than $175,000. They will also not be able to exploit loopholes that block staff from joining competitors. Announced as part of the Federal Budget for ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... policy that was first flagged in the 2023-24 Federal Budget. The draft legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees' superannuation at the same time as their salary and wages, which the government said will ensure ...