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ESSSuper faces class action threat over unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... "We are hopeful this matter can be resolved through discussions with the union and engagement with Metro Trains - the employer of most of these members," Campo said. Gordon Legal is encouraging anyone who's been a member of the Transport Fund to contact ...

Non-compete clauses come under the microscope

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... to restraint clauses and the negative impact it is having on the workforce. "For the first time we have data from the employer side on the prevalence of non-competes and other post-employment restraint clauses," e61 Institute senior policy fellow Dan ...

NZ Super Fund chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
The Guardians of NZ Superannuation Fund has confirmed the chief investment officer is departing just one week after it announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore will leave the NZ Super Fund at the end ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
MetLife Australia is introducing menopause, fertility, and gender affirmation leave for employees, while also extending its parental leave policy. The life insurer is rolling out a revamped benefits program for its staff, saying the new policy is designed ...

Evolution of investment operations spurs new recruitment trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
With demand for experienced investment operations talent outstripping supply, local employers are increasingly looking offshore for candidates with end-to-end skillsets. It's also impacting salaries. According to insights from Kaizen Recruitment, investment ...

Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Super - Ambulance, Aware Super - Police Blue Ribbon Super, Equipsuper - Defined Benefit, and Plum Superannuation Fund Employer Division. Leading the pack, however, Insignia secured the most AAA ratings for its products, totalling 11. It was followed ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) will seek another 5% increase in the minimum and award wages as part of its submission to the Annual Wage Review. Each year, the Fair Work Commission hears from unions, employers, and governments before ...

New SMSF solution for Islamic Australians launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... jointly control. "The amount people can borrow is not determined by their income but rather by the size of the regular employer compulsory and voluntary personal contributions to the SMSF," Islam said. "Rent from the property would be taxed at a flat ...

Luxury fashion house sued over Birkin bag sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... "Although Hermès sales associates receive no commission on the most valuable and sought-after products sold by their employer, they are instructed by [Hermes] to use Birkin handbags as a way to coerce consumers to purchase ancillary products sold by ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... saying that there is "no evidence" to support such claims. She added that any changes that sever the link between an employer and an employee taking parental leave would undermine the goal of increasing women's participation in the workforce.
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