Business Ageism rife in Australian workplaces, new research shows New government research shows age discrimination occurring at an alarming rate in Australian organisations, with women hit the hardest.
News & Views This employer has an overall pay gap in favour of women, but finds work still to do The City of Sydney is an outlier when it comes to the pay gap, with an overall swing in favour of women, reflecting fact more women are in senior jobs.
Employers Numbers rise but pay gap persists for women in architecture There’s been a strong jump in the number of women in architecture, but the gender pay gap persists in the profession, along with other challenges.
Employers Meet the lawyer turned childcare innovator bringing early education into the home Andrea Christie-David is a human rights lawyer and company director determined to offer new quality early childhood education options to families.
Employers Why two female lawyers travelled to Bhutan to progress a new democracy Two Australian female lawyers from firm, White & Case recently travelled to Bhutan to train local District Court Judges in environmental law.
Business ‘I believe in quotas’: How Branson (with business) is driving social change In 2013, Sir Richard Branson along with a group of like-minded global business leaders, launched the B Team- big business committed to social progress.
Business Why Merren McArthur is excited for a challenge leading Tigerair Five months ago, Merren McArthur was appointed CEO of Tigerair Australia, the low cost carrier of the Virgin Australia Group.
News & Views This research finds women more productive than men at work Women are 10 per cent more productive at work, according to new data from Hive. But they’re getting assigned more tasks, than men.
Business Sexual harassment must be prohibited under industrial law to drive real workplace change If we want to address sexual harassment we must treat it as a health and safety issue and explicitly outlaw it under industrial law.
News & Views How Medibank upped the game on paid parental leave Medibank introduced a policy this year offering all eligible parents 14 weeks paid parental leave and ditched the ‘primary’ & ‘secondary’ carer labels.
Partner Content ‘Women should lead’: What Maria MacNamara wants us to know about the future of work The National Future Work Summit is a program that brings experts in this field together to share insights about workforce transitions.
Employers An overseas adventure to challenge and inspire: How one employer gives it to female staff Stryker is already known for being one of Australia’s Best Places to Work, but its Women Without Limits program is seriously unique in setting it apart.
