Posts tagged "superannuation"

The government will introduce reforms to improve flexibility in paid parental leave entitlements for workers and small business owners.

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

Dessert retailer Nuts About Tella has appointed voluntary administrators, amid continuing difficulty for food operators.

Businesses with less than 19 employees are being encouraged to move over to single touch payroll, but there is concern many won't have the software.

Receivers have been appointed to Max Brenner assets after a proposal to save the business fell through in spectacular fashion last Friday.

Administrators for Max Brenner report receiving strong interest in purchasing the business, amid revelations that hundreds of employees are owed money.

Billions in retirement savings are unclaimed, so should employers be doing more to help employees navigate superannuation challenges?

Research suggests Australia is still 37.5% short of a economic equality for women in business, prompting advocates to call on small business to do more.

Unpaid work, part-time and interrupted work, and the gender pay gap are only some of the reasons women are poor in retirement.

Labor says it will change the rules to abolish the $450 superannuation threshold if elected, a proposal that has been criticised by business groups.

Labor wants to change the rules to ensure that mums and dads on paid parental leave continue to receive superannuation contributions.

The Australian Taxation Office has released new measures to help Australian small businesses streamline their use of Single Touch Payroll reporting.