28 Aug 2025

Westpac calls for compulsory Kiwisaver for over 65's still working

From Checkpoint, 4:07 pm on 28 August 2025

Westpac wants the government to consider making employer Kiwisaver contributions for workers over 65 years old compulsory. Right now when an employee hits 65 employers dont have to keep making Kiwisaver contributions, if the staffer has been a member for five years. That is despite more people working past the age of super eligability. Chief executive of BT Funds Management, Westpac's KiwiSaver Scheme provider, Nigel Jackson spoke to Lisa Owen.