Posts tagged "compulsory superannuation"

Pouring a greater proportion of each pay packet into the hands of super funds will not benefit Australians heading for retirement.

The Morrison government will delay the superannuation guarantee rise until mid-2021, in response to the COVID-19-induced economic fallout.

The Morrison government has introduced measures that could tie members to their first superannuation fund through life.

The five hikes in compulsory super contributions due to start next July should be deferred or abandoned, say leading Australian economists.

A controversial superannuation amnesty program has passed through Parliament, giving employers an opportunity to confess their sins without penalty.

In a contentious new report, the Grattan Institute has cast a cloud over superannuation increases, arguing they should be abandoned.

The second run at superannuation amnesty laws has made its way through a Senate Committee, but not without a plethora of dissenting views being voiced.

Moves by the ATO to go after employers not paying their workers superannuation are welcome, but barely scratch the surface of the problem.

Andrew Bragg's proposal to make super contributions voluntary for people earning less than $50,000 a year would be a backward step for women.

A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.

There is no obvious case for lifting compulsory super contributions from 9.5% to 12% of a salary, as is presently legislated.

Allowing first home buyers to access their superannuation to buy property before the preservation age would “destroy universal retirement …