The Australian Unions Support Centre can assist you to find and join your union. We can also provide general information about your rights at work.
Phone: 1300 486 466
Email: support@australianunions.org.au
The Australian Unions Support Centre can assist you to find and join your union. We can also provide general information about your rights at work.
Phone: 1300 486 466
Email: support@australianunions.org.au
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Superannuation is a key part of securing financial stability in retirement, and union members are leading the way in ensuring all workers receive their superannuation entitlements. This section highlights how collective action is protecting workers from unpaid superannuation, pushing for higher employer contributions, and advocating for policies that strengthen retirement savings for all Australians.
Every worker deserves access to fair superannuation contributions that allow them to retire with dignity. Union members are actively fighting against superannuation theft, ensuring that casual workers, part-time employees, and those in low-income jobs receive their rightful entitlements. Learn how workplace reforms and advocacy efforts are shaping better outcomes for workers and their super.
Union membership ensures that workers have a strong voice in shaping policies that protect their superannuation rights. Whether it’s pushing for superannuation on paid parental leave, reducing unfair tax on retirement savings, or ensuring workers are not left behind in the system, collective action is making a difference.
Read our articles for more information about Superannuation.
How would you feel if your boss opened your wallet, took cash out, and kept it for themselves – and got away with it? That’s exactly what is happening right now in super accounts all across Australia.
If superannuation was paid on pay day, it would be a lot easier for you to spot missing super.
And before you ask – no, we do not know the identity of the one person who has more than $540 million in super.
In most circumstances, superannuation is paid on your annual leave, sick leave and long service leave. But did you know that when you take paid parental leave, you don’t get any super?
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/03/07/the-march-forward-to-super-on-paid-parental-leave/
Retirement may seem a long way down the track but the money you need to have for a decent retirement cannot be accumulated overnight. It pays – literally – to get on top of your super sooner rather than later.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/12/16/why-2023-is-the-year-to-sort-out-your-superannuation/
It’ll soon be time to check those pay slips because you may be one of the workers soon to have a permanent boost to your superannuation.
The Auditor General recently released a report slamming the Australian Tax Office for only being “partly effective” at recovering stolen super. In Auditor General speak, that is a huge criticism.
In nearly every case of superannuation and wage theft discovery and recovery, unions are behind it.
Earlier this month, workers had a huge win. The $450 income threshold for super guarantee contributions has been removed. But what exactly does that mean? Superannuation can be a bit of a beast to unpack, so let’s run through what the threshold is and what it means for you. The $450 Threshold The minimum income…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/11/04/super-win-working-people-threshold/
Banks are set to profit as workers stand to lose thousands in retirement funds from Government changes to superannuation.
Superannuation can be hard to get your head around. We get it. That’s why we’re breaking it down, with everything you need to know in one handy guide.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/30/break-it-down-for-me-superannuation/
Superannuation can be hard to get your head around. We get it. It’s not exactly a topic of choice over dinner with friends and it’s often hard to understand. It can even be political, and for many, it’s something ‘Future You’ can worry about later.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/12/03/super-what-you-need-to-know/
Aware Super: The Australian Government has just announced plans for super funds to provide better customer standard levels and financial advice for all Australians.
