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Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Former Acenda employees are slamming the life insurer for slashing jobs without proper consultation following the merger, which have mostly impacted past MLC Life staff. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), since Resolution Life Australia and ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
As HESTA and Vision Super move to divest members' money from Israeli bonds and shares, other superannuation funds' ethical options continue to overlook human rights abuses. HESTA confirmed the move, saying that as part of its investment strategy ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
As widely anticipated, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered a 0.25% interest rate cut at the August meeting, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.6%. The RBA board noted that the easing in inflation alongside a softening in the labour ...

AMP staff surveillance slammed by FSU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... pay increase, leave or redundancy entitlements. "AMP needs to come to the table and urgently negotiate an Enterprise Agreement which would give its workers rights and protection," McPherson said. FSU said the contracts feature an annualised salary so ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour ...

Insignia Financial looks to slash redundancy entitlements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... wealth manager tabled a plan to cut entitlements by more than half. The FSU is currently negotiating a new Enterprise Agreement (EA) with Insignia Financial, a process that has been ongoing for several months now. As part of the negotiations, Insignia ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... addition to Cbus, it has also secured the same entitlements for Police Bank workers. Meanwhile, NAB's enterprise agreement includes access to workplace flexibilities for workers experiencing symptoms. "The FSU fundamentally believes that employers ...

CBA staff head to Fair Work over WFH policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... effective July 17. The edict was handed down without consulting workers, the FSU said, which goes against the Enterprise Agreement in place. Clause 37 of CBA's Enterprise Agreement requires the bank to consult with staff about major changes to their ...

Suncorp wage scandal comes to a head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... clauses has led to underpayment of basic employee entitlements and a large back-payment bill," Parker said. The Enterprise Agreement dictates that Suncorp must make a $520,000 contrition payment to the Commonwealth Consolidated Revenue Fund as part of ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... Minister for workplace relations Tony Burke said the laws would enable workers not covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement containing superannuation rights to take direct legal action for the recovery of unpaid super. "Superannuation theft ...
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