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Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... for a job as an investment manager at EISS Super, the not-for-profit fund for Victorian emergency services and state employees. Cardaci was a senior consultant at Frontier and the deputy head of responsible investments. Previously a member of the equities ...

WFH employees put in 20% more hours

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australians who have worked from home since the COVID-19 pandemic have cut their commutes by around three hours a week, equivalent to a time saving worth an estimated $5308 a year based on average wages, new research by the Committee for Economic Development ...

WTW promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... WTW said: We are committed to recognising potential, rewarding performance, and investing in future leaders. Promoting employees in the firm is part of our talent strategy to build a dynamic and resilient organisation driven by fresh perspectives, innovation ...

New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... however, goes beyond lending, it said. Grant funding deployed alongside the fund is used to train financial institution employees to address gender discrimination and adopt inclusive policies and practices. Notably, the first fund supported training ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Canada's largest pension scheme has hired a former CalPERS investment chief who famously led a big push into private equity and private debt. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the appointment of Ben Meng as head of investment ...

WFH costs 5.8% of employees' salary: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Employees who work from home (WFH) earn 5.8% less compared to those who do not, new modelling from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) shows, calculating to be a $4400 hole in their average annual pay. The research sought to estimate ...

Renewable infra project contractor breaches workplace laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... work as linesmen in the electricity industry and therefore fell within union's eligibility rule, which provided that employees who are engaged or usually engaged in various occupations, including linesmen, were eligible to be members of the union," Honourable ...

Board directors targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... independent review of Cbus, which found scant evidence of its relationship with the Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) being in the best financial interests of members, while also findings it processes for determining the propriety ...

More employers act on gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... conduct a gender pay gap analysis on their pay and composition to find out what's driving their gaps. Consulting employees on such issues also rose significantly. "It's promising to see the big increase in the number of employers working to understand ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... and global head of diversity Michelle Gadsden-Williams. It said BlackRock's employee networks, which are open to all employees, and to which over 90% of employees belong, will continue to serve as "important resources." "Our connected and inclusive culture ...