How to work out when employers need to pay super guarantee and which employees are eligible. What super payment is required If you pay a worker, you are also required to pay super guarantee. You need to pay it to an eligible employee’s super fund regardless of...
One of the country’s largest unions has called on employers to solve skill shortages by employing migrant workers, provided that Australians be trained to help fill similar roles. The resolution was passed by the Australian Workers’ Union national conference in Sydney on Monday. It will be taken...
A new study has called into question the long-held belief that women outlive men. Although men have a lower life expectancy than women, men have a “substantial chance of outliving females”, according to academics from Denmark. Life expectancies, which summarise the average length of life, are a...
Inflation raised the cost of living across four household types in the June quarter, with higher transport and food costs the biggest contributor, statistics show. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Living Cost Indexes, released on Wednesday, showed the cost of living for employees and self-funded retirees...
Australian investors are putting their own money into housing people struggling with homelessness, and it’s proving an effective way to tackle the crisis, researchers say. South Australia has served as a test case for the country’s first social bond targeting homelessness. Many who’ve gone through the program...
A downswing in housing prices is being led by sharp declines in Sydney and Melbourne, with values dropping in five of the eight capital cities. Dwelling values fell 1.3 per cent nationally in July, marking the third consecutive monthly drop, according to CoreLogic Data. Prices have dipped...