Morally and financially, why employers can no longer afford to ‘go-slow’ on tackling gender inequality
The recent historic ‘transparency’ reveals of over 5000 private sector employer gender pay gap data by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in February is a wakeup call for us all as a nation – time to end the rhetoric and sharpen the pencil on setting bold targets and measurable actions to close the gender […]
Count their families in to help close the gender pay gap
As the gender pay gap data released last week made clear, employers need more women in the higher-paying areas of leadership if they hope to close the difference in the median full-time wages of men and women – and it starts with sharing the caring. To make that happen, both government and employers alike […]
Launch of the National Working Families Survey 2024: Shaping a Family-Friendly Australia
[SYDNEY, February 19 2024] – In a major initiative to champion the needs of working parents and carers across Australia, Parents At Work is proud to announce the launch of the National Working Families Survey 2024. This pivotal survey runs from Monday, 19th February until midnight on Sunday, 17th March and invites the voices of […]
Take ‘leave from meetings’, block time for thinking: How this Microsoft leader thrives with flexibility
Elena Wise doesn’t follow the traditional nine-to-five schedule, despite being in a senior leadership position. Rather, she thinks about her days as having 24 hours that she can balance between her personal and work lives, and her weeks as seven days that can also be carved up. Working across different timezones for Microsoft, […]
Time to end the lag in men accessing family-friendly workplace policies
Incredibly, Labor Senator Raff Ciccone became the first father to bring his baby into the Senate last week, two years after the Set the Standard report, which included recommendations to enhance the wellbeing, balance and flexibility of parliamentarians and workers. While Ciccone thanked his parliamentary colleagues for creating a “family-friendly environment” in the Senate […]
2024 Workplace Culture Trends: What the best employers will do to care for their people in 2024
More bosses want their teams back ‘in the office’ and are expected to further crackdown on return-to-work mandates in 2024, despite compelling evidence that flexible work remains one of the most important levers to attract and retain talent, boost engagement, productivity and wellbeing. That’s according to a number of commentators and surveys in recent […]
Employers can and must work to eliminate domestic and family violence
We learn more about Challenge DV, an organisation working to support employers with their role in eliminating violence against women, thanks to our partnership with Family Friendly Workplaces. When family members and colleagues discussed family and domestic violence with Keith Tracey-Patte, he concedes that he would struggle to understand how he could actually make […]
Navigating workplace inclusion during polarising global times
Workplaces that want to be inclusive must also navigate the very different viewpoints people bring to work, especially regarding complex political and global issues. We’ve worked with leadership experts to ask what workplaces can do to create safe and constructive spaces, thanks to our partnership with Family Friendly Workplaces. Workplaces offer a unique opportunity for […]
A booming opportunity for employers to support care givers
All too often when the topic of supporting carers in the workplace is raised, the conversation quickly starts and ends with a focus on women and babies. Wider caring responsibilities of employees often don’t get a look in sadly. Don’t get me wrong, there’s no denying investment in parental leave support is critical to improving […]
Breaking the stereotype of male-dominated investor teams
Victorian Funds Management Corporation’s investment team is edging closer to reaching gender parity, now at 43 per cent, while across the full firm it is at 50/50 gender parity. It’s an impressive result considering that across the industry, women make up just 27 per cent of investment teams, according to the Financial Services Council. […]