How NBCUniversal deploys ‘Ambassadors’ to support women
Rebecca Heredia’s career in media and entertainment took years of hard work to achieve, including plenty of rejections and more than a dozen interviews before getting her first job in the industry. Now that she’s Director of Human Resources for Comcast NBCUniversal APAC, working to support a workforce made up of other women who’ve […]
The ‘Social’ within ESG is an opportunity for Socially Responsible Workplaces
The growing interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing is pushing organisations to evolve how they operate to meet stakeholder expectations. For the ‘Social’ aspect of ESG, there are clear opportunities available for organisations to do more on addressing diversity, equity and inclusion, and especially how their working conditions are impacting employee health […]
2023 Family Friendly Workplaces Insights
Progress update of workplace data Future Trends Latest Certified Workplaces Today, Family Friendly Workplaces is proud to announce, as part of National Families Week 2023, the latest companies certified under the National Work + Family Standards. Workplace data on the certified companies has also been released today. A follow on from the Bridging Work […]
Announcing the new Family Friendly Workplaces Advisory Group
We are thrilled to announce the creation of the Family Friendly Workplaces Advisory Group, a high-profile team of industry influencers dedicated to making Australia one of the best places to work for families. The group is representative of our founding partners, subject matter experts and advocates, they cover major private sectors of the economy […]
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We must crack the code on women’s attrition in STEM
A strong and diverse workforce is essential across the science, tech, engineering, and mathematics sectors (STEM) to address some of our nation’s most confronting and enduring challenges: including domestic and family violence, climate change, equality, and social justice. It’s also vital for tapping into the full potential of the population, driving innovation, and especially […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Maximising parental leave through Government and employer schemes from The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
Today, Emma Walsh, founder of Family Friendly Workplaces (FFW) joined Minister for Social Services, The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, to mark the Albanese Government’s commitment to expanded Paid Parental Leave (PPL), and complementing employer-led programs to maximise the leave entitlements parents can take after the birth of their child. Labor’s changes to the Government PPL […]
First responders, loaner phones and emergency accommodation: How Lion is responding to domestic and family abuse
Lion’s revamped domestic and family violence abuse policy sets a new benchmark for supporting employees to access the help they need. Revamped in 2021, the policy builds on offering paid domestic and family violence leave to now also providing emergency short term accommodation for individuals and their immediate families in crisis. They […]
Best practice advice from UNICEF to support Family Friendly Workplaces certification
In their latest report ‘Integrating Child Rights across the ASX’, UNICEF Australia provides leading organisations with recommendations on how to increase their focus on safeguarding children. With less than 1% of companies having a specific commitment to respecting children’s rights further than child labour, there are opportunities for Australian companies to do better. One […]
How IBM MD Katrina Troughton’s leadership was made through parental leave, flexibility and communication
Katrina Troughton was asked to lead IBM’s business in New Zealand within months of having her second child. And later while pregnant with her third child, she was offered another major leadership position, and the opportunity to take her family to Shanghai, China. Now the managing director of IBM Australia and New Zealand, […]