The 2019-2020 Workplace Gender Equality Scorecard is in. The Scorecard demonstrates where businesses have focused their gender equality efforts for the reporting year 2019-2020 and where more attention is needed. Many employers were no doubt challenged this year with the…
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When are employees entitled to call on their personal/carer’s leave to deal with family circumstances caused by COVID-19? The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic raises a number of important workplace relations issues, including employee leave entitlements under the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act)…
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“Nothing you do is the same in the pandemic.” NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has repeated this warning every morning since that state’s restrictions started to be eased in early May. As low case numbers allow restrictions to be lifted, there…
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The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released its latest scorecard for the 2018-2019 reporting period. How does industry fare? More employers are embracing flexible work, greater access to paid parental leave and adopting policies to support employees experiencing family and…
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In 2019, (Un)Equal Pay Day will be on 28 August. This date is calculated by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) to mark the 59 additional days from the end of the previous financial year that women, on average, must…
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Ai Group member companies are sharing industry solutions to reduce sexual harassment at work. As a member of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) National Inquiry’s Reference Panel, Ai Group has begun hosting member consultations with the Sex Discrimination Commissioner,…
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With the rise of the global #MeToo movement, greater awareness of sexual harassment and workplace culture is on the radar for many employers. On 12 September 2018, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, released the results of the Australian Human…
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A good starting point for any business looking to know where to begin when it comes to Workplace Wellbeing is probably by asking a simple set of questions: ‘Why, Who, What, When and Where?’ Let’s start with the Why? The overall…
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From the myth of ‘casualisation’ to debates surrounding the ‘gig economy’, casual employment and “keeping it casual” has become significantly more complex – and controversial – in recent times. However, the reality is that casual employment is a longstanding and…
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Several myths about the Australian workforce are being widely circulated of late and discussed as if they were ‘facts’. One of these has been that ‘casualisation’ (that is, the incidence or proportion of casual work) is increasing in Australia. Quite…
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