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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/
Though we may be used to superannuation now, only 29% of workers received super prior to this campaign win in 1992. This was by no means an easy win, but a decades-long, uphill battle met with fierce opposition from businesses and the Liberal Party.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/01/the-long-fight-for-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.
A new JobKeeper is urgently needed for all workers and should not be open to corporate profiteering. Add your support today.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/25/australian-workers-urgently-need-jobkeeper-2-0/
The campaign to undermine Australia’s world class retirement savings program that most of us call “Super” is continuing in Parliament, writes Francis Leach.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/03/the-liberals-great-super-con-goes-on/
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/
What is it about the Morrison Government and its continued attempts to sabotage Australia’s superannuation system?
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/22/whats-with-the-liberals-obsession-with-your-super/
Australia’s industry superannuation system is a national treasure that has delivered generations of workers a decent and secure retirement.
Liberals like MP Tim Wilson and his gang of like-minded, free market zealots remain fixated on destroying it.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/02/09/opinion-the-truth-behind-the-liberals-war-on-super/
The August edition of your member benefits update brings you the latest on how to put your tax refund to good use, we look at the scourge of unpaid super, there’s some great Father’s Day deals available using your Member Benefits program and you could win one of five family (ADMIT 4) inseason passes to see Angry Birds in our monthly competition!
Save or splurge? Put your tax refund to good use
How good is tax time? In exchange for a few hours filling out your tax return, you could receive a handy refund cheque.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2019/08/08/member-benefits-update-august-2019/
Each year in Australia, employers are failing to pay billions of dollars in superannuation to their workers yet we don’t hear much about this.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2019/08/06/unpaid-super-the-hidden-wage-theft/
Thanks to a ginger group of backbenchers, the super guarantee is back in the spotlight and the promised increase to 12 per cent is once again under threat.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2019/08/02/hands-off-our-super/
The federal election is not far off now; we can almost smell the sweet scent of democracy sausage in the air! Our Change the Rules campaign is in full swing in many key electorates around the country and our campaigners have been working extremely hard.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2019/05/02/member-benefits-update-may-2019/
One of the Government’s best kept secrets is their continual denial of increasing the Super Guarantee (SG).
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2019/05/02/the-great-super-freeze/
How will the gender pay gap affect me in retirement?
You’ve probably heard of the gender pay gap.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2018/03/05/the-gender-superannuation-gap/
The Government has stepped up their attacks on industry super funds who are run only to profit members and supported by both Unions and employer groups.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2017/10/04/attacks-on-industry-super-ramp-up/
Liam asks: I’ve been doing the same work for about 10 years.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2015/02/13/how-can-i-recognise-sham-contracting/
This year union members are calling for workers in key low-paid feminised industries to receive an interim pay rise of 9%.
