Union win: the Government has finally passed legislation to remove the $450 threshold to receive Superannuation contributions. The requirement to earn $450 per month from one employer to receive superannuation payments will be scrapped from 1 July 2022.
Unions have long advocated for the removal of the threshold. We recognise it has unfairly disadvantaged low paid workers and led to poorer retirement outcomes. This has disproportionately impacted women, particularly those carrying out essential yet still grossly underpaid work, in sectors such as aged care.
These workers are more likely to be insecurely employed in casual and part-time roles, having to work with multiple employers just to make a living. For too long, the $450 threshold has seen them miss out entirely on receiving superannuation. This decision is a win in the fight against job and income insecurity.
HSU secures injunction preventing Asmar using union resources in legal defence
The Health Services Union (HSU) has secured a significant legal victory in the Federal Court, obtaining an injunction that prevents Health Workers Union (HWU) Victoria Branch Secretary Diana Asmar and her fellow HWU officials, from using union resources to fund their legal defence.
Aged care providers must not shirk scrutiny
The National Health Services Union has strongly endorsed an open letter from Government to residential aged care providers, which calls out the sector’s lack of accountability.
‘Don’t leave us behind’: allied health professionals urge action on placement poverty
HSU members are standing together, and calling on the government to extend its proposed paid placement support to allied health.