Excerpt from: ABC News (click for full article)
Superannuation rules brought in to protect businesses mean that those earning less than $450 a month do not qualify for superannuation payments. The rules have consequences for much of the disabled workforce.
Emma White, 30, has Down's Syndrome and wants to work more, but at the moment she does not earn enough to get super. She is just starting a traineeship, but her mother Judy is worried about the longer term.
"It's a great unknown. It's something we just have no idea how that will work out," she said.
"It's alright while we are here, advocating for her. Once we are not here, I am sure that will all just fall into a heap."
The Endeavour Foundation is the largest employer of people with intellectual disabilities in Australia. It pays its staff members' superannuation, but CEO David Barbagallo says it is tough for disabled workers out in the open job market.
"The most financially vulnerable people are not having a little bit put away for a time when they most [need it]," he said.
Mr Barbagallo says the Government needs to change the laws.
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