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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/
The gender pay gap now at its lowest point ever at 11.5%. If we continue to progress as we are, the gender pay gap in Australia could close completely within nine years.
In Australia, your rights as a worker can differ when it comes to your type of employment, especially when it comes to your health and safety, job security, wages and entitlements on the job.
