Webinar: Superannuation Update (23 April 2026)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:30:00 GMT

Title: Superannuation Update

Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026

Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Lead by Lindy Richardson, Partner, Meredith Kennedy, Special Counsel and Daniel Hui, Senior Associate at Maddocks. This webinar will provide general updates on the legal requirements of superannuation and the implications of recent changes.

This webinar will cover:

The upcoming legal requirement to pay employees’ superannuation at the same time as salary and wages

The classification of independent contractors as employees for superannuation purposes

Wage theft laws – this offence applies to all employers who intentionally engage in conduct that results in the underpayment of wages or entitlements to employees

Introduction in the National Employment Standards of obligation to make superannuation contributions

Superannuation for Councillors

For legal advice specific to your council, we encourage you to reach out to the team at Maddocks directly after the webinar.

Webinar: Fuelling Business Volatility – Contracts under pressure (30 April 2026)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:30:00 GMT

Title: Fuelling Business Volatility – Contracts under pressure

Date: Thursday, 30 April 2026

Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm

This webinar will cover:

An economic update from Luci Ellis, Chief Economist, Westpac
A discussion on how the teams at City of Casey and City of Melbourne are managing contracts and rising costs.

Speakers:

Luci Ellis is Chief Economist for the Westpac Banking Group. She was previously Assistant Governor (Economic) at the Reserve Bank of Australia from December 2016 until October 2023. Prior to that, Luci was Head of Financial Stability Department at the RBA for eight years, spent two years on secondment at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, and held several other senior positions at the RBA over a three-decade career in central banking. Luci holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales, a Masters in Economics degree from the Australian National University and a first-class Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Melbourne.

FinPro upcoming events

Webinar: Superannuation Update (23 April 2026)

Webinar: Fuelling Business Volatility – Contracts under pressure (30 April 2026)