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Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The former chief executive of QBE in Australia and New Zealand will take on a senior role at icare, the NSW workers' compensation fund which was rebranded following the merging of its investment functions with TCorp. Tim Plant joins icare as group executive ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... to solve a particular set of issues not relevant in the Australian context. Under Chile's biennial tender process, all workers who enter the labour force for the first time become members of a pension fund operator that wins the biennial tender for those ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... Q3, 2.4% in Q2 and 3.4% in Q1. It appears that Australian companies' improving fortunes are not trickling down to their workers... they're flowing through to their shareholders instead. Commsec reports that out of the 135 companies that have reported ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Commission to slash Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality, restaurant, fast food, retail and pharmacy workers threw another spanner in the works for RBA Governor Philip Lowe's positive outlook on wages the day before. One that's been ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... spending that lowers company sales that weakens business investment in structures and equipment and staff thereby reducing workers' bargaining power in wage hike negotiations, dampening overall inflation that could lead to lowered inflation expectations ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... rate in January, the fall in the participation rate to 64.6% from 64.7% in December helps explain this - indicating that workers are discouraged from looking for jobs. This is underscored in the February Westpac Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment ...

Workers missing out on $147m in super: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... different expectations of employers and employees in a changing workforce, highlights a lack of awareness among Australian workers of the $450 per month income threshold and eligibility, disproportionally affecting Australian women. According to REST ...

Bus operator fails to pay super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
A Gold Coast tour bus operator accused of failing to pay the superannuation guarantee to two workers from non-English speaking backgrounds will face court over thousands of dollars of alleged underpayments. A driver for AVA Travel contacted the Fair ...

A world of distrust: Edelman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... policies, with half agreeing that countries should not enter into free trade agreement "because they hurt our country's workers." Of the 28 countries surveyed, half had lost faith in the system, citing corruption, globalization, immigration, the pace ...

Industry funds blame ATO for super underpayment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... employers. At a Senate inquiry in Melbourne today, Industry Super Australia (ISA) stated the ATO's lack of action will mean workers will retire with tens of thousands of dollars less than they should. "It is disturbing that compliance systems are allowing ...