Deliveroo Australia is "constrained" from offering improved benefits for riders because it wants to protect its model of engaging contractors rather than employees, says the food delivery business's national manager.
Superannuation fund directors might have a duty to oppose "aggressive" employer strategies, such as unilateral agreement terminations, that suppress wages and reduce accumulation of retirement income, according to a new report by the Centre for Future Work.
The Turnbull Government will this week introduce legislation giving APRA greater powers to investigate superannuation funds, including the fees and sponsorships directed from industry super funds to unions.
CBA HR chief Melanie Laing has suffered a 52% pay cut following a decision by the company's board to cut to zero the short-term incentive payments for group executives, while a superannuation review has revealed about $16.7 million in underpayments to 36,000 current and former bank employees.
The TWU has won a 2.25% increase in employer superannuation contributions as part of an in-principle agreement on a new three-year deal at the Toll transport group.
A major report showing how the superannuation system is geared to disadvantage mothers is calling on employers and the government to boost contributions for workers falling below an "accumulation pathway" of minimum balances required to fund a basic living standard in retirement.
A Senate inquiry has recommended that existing legislation be strengthened to capture entities ultimately responsible for unpaid super in much the same way that powers to pursue and penalise franchisors and holding companies held liable for unpaid wages stand to be bolstered under proposed changes to the Fair Work Act.
A court has found an employer underpaid a worker by more than $230,000 because it "recklessly disguised the true legal nature" of a 20-year-plus employment relationship by classifying him as an independent contractor.
The Productivity Commission has called for the assessment and approval of default superannuation providers to be removed from the award system and the oversight of the Fair Work Commission.
The Commonwealth Bank has pledged to meet any shortfall in superannuation obligations owed to thousands of part-time workers, after being queried by the FSU.
