There is a lot of discussion happening about Paid Parental leave, as we roll towards January and our first national scheme. I’ve been blogging fairly regularly about PPL and how businesses can prepare and benefit for it, but I also wanted to share this summary snippet from the Diversity Council of Australia’s debate about paid […]
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EMPLOYERS: How are you preparing for the introduction of paid parental leave? Share your plans here and get a grip of the debate, the emerging opportunities and get your business ahead.
Posted on 26 August 2010.
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Australian companies need to be doing more to close the gender pay gap as a means of increasing competitiveness and productivity
Posted on 20 August 2010.
Closing the gender pay gap “is just plain good business sense,” said the CEO of DCA, Nareen Young. Find out how diversity pays.
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Are flexible working arrangements a trap for your employees’ careers? Why might they choose not to utilise them? What you can do about it:
Posted on 18 August 2010.
The survey: Does choosing flexible working arrangement prove you’re less serious and committed to your job, and damage your career prospects? This question was posed to 800 female solicitors in the UK, with surprising results. The Results: One third were dissatisfied with their access to flexible work arrangements. Half said they believed that using such […]
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Gonski reveals increase in women on boards from 8.3 to 9.8 percent
Posted on 16 August 2010.
I’m currently touring Australia for the August series of our Ascend development days, however before I left I attended a debate hosted by The Sydney Institute between David Gonski, Chairman of the ASX and Elizabeth Broderick, Sexual Discrimination Commissioner on the issue of quotas and mandatory targets to increase the number of women on boards. […]
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New findings: What’s keeping CEOs awake at night, and how your female staff can help solve this issue
Posted on 12 August 2010.
According to a new CEO Pulse survey, CEO’s are most concerned about their ability and opportunity to source skilled staff. What else are CEO’s thinking about the changes to Fair Work? Click here to find out stats on CEO’s take on employer flexibility, staff turnover and labour productivity. The good news is that there is […]
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The gender pay gap is COSTING Australia BILLIONS in lost output: why fixing the gender pay gap in your business is the smart move
Posted on 12 August 2010.
The stats don’t lie – despite our best intentions, be they real or wishful women still aren’t getting paid the same as their male counterparts. Put bluntly, it means women are not getting paid fairly. Sharryn Jackson MP (member for Hasluck, WA) is promoting a report that outlines why the pay gap is a huge […]
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