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 current or former partner. According to statistics from Our Watch, perpetrators of violence against women are most commonly men, and are more likely to be known by the victim (35 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 flexibility? The future of remote work and work from home (WFH) options have been garnering plenty of headlines in recent weeks, as large employers issue new rules on flexible […]
Leave loudly, you won’t get that time again: Chief winemaker and Dad Tim Pelquest-Hunt
As the Chief Winemaker of Orlando Wines based in Barossa Valley, Tim Pequest-Hunt knows all too well the “one shot to get it right” that comes with the science and magic of turning grapes into wine. A classically trained singer who got into a career in winemaking after working part-time in a local […]
Lessons from Australia: how family-friendly policies support gender equality
Published this week in a special edition Essays on Equality: The politics of childcare, from the Global Institute of Women’s Leadership, is Lessons from Australia: how family-friendly policies support gender equality from founder and CEO of Family Friendly Workplaces and Parents At Work Emma Walsh. Chaired by Hon Julia Gillard AC, the publication features a […]
The sick day and office ‘perks’ need an overhaul to support mental health
The need for and the way we use a ‘sick day’ changed dramatically during the pandemic. For some employees, access to paid sick leave remains challenging due to the workplace culture or environment and due to employee shortages. Meanwhile, with the rise of flexible and remote work options, many employees feel the pressure to […]
