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Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... include: Giving Women@Work Plan $50 million to scale up the Women's Leadership and Development Program to support women's job creation, particularly in male-dominated industries; Establishing Respect@Work Council to help address sexual harassment ...

Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
An additional $10 billion will help rebuild the nation's ageing infrastructure and ultimately create more jobs to stabilise the flailing economy, according to the Treasurer. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is hoping the infrastructure spent on ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The government estimates that in 2020-2021 $227.5 billion will be spent on social security and welfare - up 15.4% in real terms from the $196 billion spend last year. The social security spending is largely in response to the COVID-19 crisis, with the ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The Morrison government has handed down the 2020 federal budget, confirming Australia's largest ever deficit and announcing major changes to superannuation. As was largely anticipated, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed a record deficit of more ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
National Australia Bank has hired 500 new employees to its private and business banking division, in a bid to get the "engine room of the economy firing again". It comes following the recruitment of 52 people to support NAB's private bank and 400 recruits ...

Vision Super appoints deputy chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... chief investment officer, in addition to stepping into the deputy chief executive position. "Michael has done an outstanding job as chief investments officer. Since he joined Vision Super he's substantially reduced investment management costs, so our ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has called for the end of the government's Early Release of Super scheme after Senator Jane Hume signaled the possibility of a third tranche. The assistant minister for superannuation flagged the possibility last night ...

Pandemic proves value of advice: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... position with a further quarter revealing high levels of financial stress. The biggest stress factors were depletion of savings, job insecurity and loss of superannuation. One in five said they could have improved their situation by putting cash aside ...

Insurers prepare for tragic COVID-19 fall-out

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... The program in question provides support with coping mechanisms and with a treatment program alongside career guidance and job seeking help, the customer was able to find a new role which decreased her anxiety and social isolation. Allianz also recently ...

Fintechs receive JobMaker funding boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
Fintechs and regtechs are among the beneficiaries of the Federal Government's $800 million package aiming to help businesses boost their digital capabilities as part of the JobMaker scheme. The JobMaker Digital Business Plan will give fintechs a $9.6 ...