Employers

As an employment lawyer I’ve heard countless stories from both employers and employees about how hard it is to return to work post parental leave.

The board of EnergyAustralia is now gender balanced, following the appointments of Marina Go and Rebecca Dee-Bradbury as non-executive directors.

Microsoft has significantly enhanced its family benefits for employees, announcing it will now offer primary carers twenty weeks paid parental leave at full pay, and six weeks at full pay to secondary carers.

There’s a 16% discount on offer at Australian business Travelwithjane.

Wendy Johnstone made a proactive decision to continue her leadership career after having kids, but admits that during the interviewing process for her latest role she never mentioned her family life.

No, ambition is not something that arrives at birth according to your gender.

Ed’s Note: Rhonda Brighton-Hall received hundreds of emails and notes after she posted the below open letter to CEOs on LinkedIn in December last year, and says she’s since heard numerous stories of pregnancy discrimination happening just as she wrote it – women being made ‘redundant’ in their final weeks of pregnancy or in the month prior to their return.

The representation of women at the top of ASX 200 organisations just took a dive, with Sydney Airport CEO Kerrie Mather announcing her retirement this morning.

Major sponsors are bringing women’s sport to our televisions and into the mainstream.

At a time when Governments appear unable and unwilling to move forward on equality measures, it’s reassuring to see some big businesses giving it a go.

We love working in Australia so much that we do it better than most other developed nations, with each of us averaging around 44 hours a week.

Bronwyn Post has worked for Aldi since the German discounter arrived in Australia, first as an area manager in Victoria and currently as Aldi’s managing director for the Brendale region.