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Tasplan plays super doctor

... Cassidy. To make matters worse, small businesses have to juggle changes from superannuation on the one hand and industrial relations changes on the other. "The Federal Government wants to ultimately remove superannuation as an allowable matter in industrial ...

Pension funds killing GM

... likely to radically impact employee benefits standards in the US, with potential flow-on to other countries. Industrial Relations watchers in Australia, already concerned with a potential wind-back in employment condition due to the proposed Australian ...

WM executives need to improve their negotiation skills

While the changing industrial relations (IR) landscape may promote disputes, it also creates opportunities for good negotiators particularly concerning wealth management. Katie Graham, Managing director of The Resolution Centre says "for most Australians ...

ACTU renews call for 15 per cent SGC

... 'investment-led reform agenda focussed on the supply side of the economy'. Combet criticised the Howard government's industrial relations reforms and said they were a 'backward-looking agenda to cut labour costs'. He also threatened to take the laws ...

Sunsuper to educate employers about Choice

... eligibility, record keeping and insurance requirements will be outlined by the ATO. Commerce Queensland will cover industrial relations issues such as award coverage, how the legislation interacts with Federal and State awards, and the type of matters ...

AMP to assist employers prepare for Choice

... system. In addition to providing education for employers the seminars will also offer services such as an industrial relations audit to allow employers to identify which of their employees are entitled to choice of fund, clearing house facilities to ...

Queensland government criticised over moves to stop choice

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2005
... step, the state Liberal Party said. Last week, the Queensland Labor government introduced amendments to the Industrial Relations Act that will remove the ability for employers and employees to agree on alternative funds for superannuation contributions. ...

Award Agreements could prevent choice of fund

... workplace relations specialist Michael Byrnes signalled the advent of choice could some bring on some testing industrial relations scenarios where Australian Award Agreements (AWAs) may preclude groups of employees from choosing their own superannnuation ...

PM Howard to outline 4th term agenda after historic win

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2004
... senator. It will give the government the opportunity to move ahead on issues like the full sale of Telstra, industrial relations reform and cross media ownership laws, which have previously been knocked back in the Senate. Despite the loss, which saw ...

Jobless rate stuck at 14-year lows in November: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
... data teflected Australia's strong jobs market and the jobless rate could go even lower if the Senate passed industrial relations reforms. He said it had been 22 years since the jobless rate was below 5.6 per cent and the outlook looked good. "While labour ...