News & Views Want to ignore emails outside work hours? Then forget flexibility! Bosses say they’ve given too much away already. They’ll fight new right to disconnect laws by taking on workplace flexibility instead.
News & Views Caring responsibilities are largest barrier to employment for majority of women, new ABS data finds Caring responsibilities are the largest barrier to employment for the majority of women with children under 15, according to new ABS data.
News & Views Want a better work-life balance? The new ‘right to disconnect’ legislation might help The federal government is set to pass new laws that would grant employees the “right to disconnect” from their job outside of working hours.
News & Views UK’s Labour Party has proposed a Race Equality Act. What would it do? UK’s Labour Party has drafted a Race Equality Act that would extend full equal pay rights to ethnic minority workers and people with disabilities.
Business This country just saw a record number of fathers taking parental leave Paid parental leave changes in Taiwan to better support gender equality have immediately resulted in an uptick of dads taking leave.
News & Views Employee receives $26,000 in compensation for ‘unfair dismissal’ over working from home The Fair Work Commission has ordered an Australian company to pay a former employee more than $26,000 in compensation.
News & Views Hamish Blake, Amar Singh join campaign to push for better parental leave for dads A new campaign has launched calling on the federal government to fund 12 weeks of paid parental leave for fathers and non-birthing parents.
News & Views Flexible working conditions are here to stay – at least for now Flexible working conditions will likely remain the norm, according to new research from online job site SEEK.
News & Views DEI programs in US are crumbling under legal battles. Will the trend continue in Australia? DEI initiatives have come under attack in US corporations. Will the trend continue here in Australia? What’s next for DEI programs?
Employers 2024 Workplace Culture Trends: What the best employers will do to care for their people in 2024 There are several major trends set to reshape workplaces in 2024. Here’s how employers who care for their people will respond.
News & Views Will a positive duty to prevent sexual harassment benefit all women, or just some? Women aren’t a homogenous group, says human rights lawyer Prabha Nandagopal, and positive duty changes will benefit some women more than others.
News & Views Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women of 2023 includes an imaginary doll called Barbie Forbes List of Most Powerful Women has Ursula von der Leyen coming in at No. 1 and Barbie at No.100. Controversial?
