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Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... test period from 13 months prior to the birth or adoption of the child to 20 months prior, enabling access to Paid Parental Leave (PPL) where eligibility has been impacted by COVID-19," he said. The government is giving disadvantaged parents $24.7 million ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... women." The paper also called for the removal of the $450 monthly earnings threshold, and payment of super on Paid Parental Leave. It also again makes the case for an additional $1000 government contribution into super for low income earners. Women in ...

Female access to ERS to widen gender super gap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... maintaining the legislated timetable for super guarantee to increase to 12%, payment of super on government paid parental leave and the removal of the $450 monthly threshold before super is payable.

AIST calls for top-ups for low-income ERS recipients

ANNABELLE DICKSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... co-contribution rate and threshold be increased, the removal of the $450 minimum super guarantee threshold and super on paid parental leave. Without these recommendations put in place, there is a risk of a wider super gap for women, young people and ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... they have adequate retirement savings," she said. "Specific measures include mandating super contributions on paid parental leave and removing the $450 per month threshold for superannuation to be paid. "This will also improve the retirement savings ...

HESTA asks Retirement Income Review to consider ERS

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... reviewed, superannuation splitting when relationships collapse be improved, superannuation be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave, unpaid caring roles be recognised, superannuation entitlements be provided to workers who are not classified as employees ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... called on the federal government to help bridge the super gender gap, including paying super on Commonwealth paid parental leave, abolishing the $450 threshold and sticking to the legislated super rate increase. ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... proposals, including removing the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, requiring SG to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave and workers compensation payments, and changing the Commonwealth's contributions to top-up payments instead of co-contributions ...

Labor policies boost superannuation agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... SG to 10% on 1 July 2021 and then to 12% by 1 July 2025; Tackling the gender super gap by paying super on paid parental leave and considering targeted government contributions for low-income earners; Keeping the Age Pension qualifying age or superannuation ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... welcomed Labor super policies designed to improve the retirement outcomes of women. "Introducing super on paid parental leave and removing the $450 monthly earning threshold are two key planks of the Women in Super 'Make Super Fair' campaign and key ...