Superannuation - Australian Council of Trade Unions

This website will help you to find out about Superannuation, Industry Super Funds, Union Super Policy and changes to legislation. You will find resources to download, useful links to industry bodies and information about what's going on in superannuation.

Visit the ‘Superannuation News’ page to read about important issues, campaigns and events.

Unions continue to play a critical role in the development of superannuation entitlements for all workers in Australia. Superannuation news helps to keep union members up to date with what is happening across the superannuation and financial planning industries and current union campaigns to achieve better super entitlements

Important information that you should know about Superannuation:

Over twenty years ago unions won superannuation as a right for all Australian workers and set up Industry Super Funds to look after the retirement savings of their members. Today Industry Super Funds look after the needs of more than 4.7 million Australian workers.

The ACTU is campaigning for better retirement incomes through a lift in employer superannuation contributions from the current minimum of 9% — where it has been stuck since 2002 — to 12% by 2012. And then a further lift again to 15% by 2015.

Read more on how the union movement is helping to shape a Super future for Australian workers: