Family Friendly Workplaces Blog
The Carer Crisis: Why Australia’s Aging Population Requires Employer Action
Australia is at a critical juncture. The nation’s demographic landscape is changing rapidly with one in six Australians aged 65 or older. The growing aging
The Power of Inclusive Leadership: Insights from Dr Juliet Bourke’s Keynote launching Leadership Series at Family Friendly Workplaces
One of the key pillars of creating family-friendly workplaces is inclusive leadership, which helps to build a culture where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered
Breaking Ground: The Push for a Family-Friendly Culture in Australia’s Construction Industry
The Australian construction industry, traditionally a male-dominated field, is at a pivotal moment. As societal norms evolve and the need for gender equality and better
CEO Adam Copp on taking parental leave and encouraging more men to do so
Adam Copp is a CEO who wants to see more Dads taking parental leave and more organisations proactively encouraging them to do so. This
Employers, time to celebrate the pride of First Nations parents and carers
This week’s NAIDOC week is an important opportunity for employers to celebrate First Nations team members, and to reinvigorate their commitments to supporting their families.
Employers setting our future “don’t have a hard stop at the front door”: The opportunity is now to create a family-friendly Australia
The results are in. We know what it takes to manage work and caring responsibilities in Australia. More than 6000 parents and carers responded
How four fathers benefit from their employer’s family friendly policies
Great family-friendly policies are gender neutral and help encourage people to share the care and the load at home. In early 2024, UNICEF Australia
The Evolving Challenge of Balancing Work and Family for Parents
Listen to Emma Walsh on Weekend Mornings with ABC As parents and carers grapple with the demands of raising children and maintaining their careers,
If the future of work is ‘Made In Australia’ then we must respect caregiving more and confront inflexible work practices to drive workforce participation
The Albanese Government outlined a $22.7 billion plan to build a “Future Made in Australia” as part of its 2024-25 Federal Budget, with male-dominated industries
How employers are going beyond paid leave to address domestic and family violence
Domestic violence has been described as a national crisis by Prime Mininster Anthony Albanese. On average, one woman is killed every week by her
Enhancing Wellbeing and Self Care – the connection between sleep, exercise and mindfulness
Over 6000 working parents and carers recently completed the National Working Families Survey, the results showed increased levels of stress are being experienced by parents
Highlights for Employers: Insights from the National Working Families Survey
The intersection of work and family balance has long been a challenging terrain to navigate for both employees and employers. The recent findings from the
Announcing Certified Family Inclusive Workplaces 2024
As we celebrate National Families Week 2024 (13th – 19th May), we are delighted to announce the list of certified Family Inclusive Workplaces as of
Family-Friendly Workplace Policies Gain Cut Through, Yet The Caring Gender Divide Persists, With Stress Rising For Women – New Research Reveals
MEDIA RELEASE The 2024 National Working Families survey uncovers the experiences of Australia’s working parents and carers in balancing work and family commitments –
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Why GPT offers a $10,000 childcare allowance and ‘carer neutral’ paid parental leave
Justine Knight has experienced first-hand the loyalty an employee feels to an employer when they feel supported in their caring responsibilities outside of work.
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
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
‘Part of our DNA’: The a2 Milk Company’s family-friendly approach
We learn more about the a2 Milk Company’s family-friendly initiatives and policies aimed at supporting parents, carers and women, thanks to our partnership with Family
Leadership culture ‘makes or breaks’ even the most generous workplace policies
Employers are still feeling the pressure to compete for the best talent in a continuing tight labour market, despite the challenging economic headwinds from the
Reimagining the Future of Work and Family
Insights from the Future of Work & Family Policy Executive Roundtable Melbourne. 29th August 2023. “The future depends on what you do today.” –
Long live the office? The future for flexible work as the work from home era changes
More and more employers are issuing rules on the future of working from home. So what next for the office, and how will employers support
