Employers Remote work, family and rising to the C-Suite Claire McCaffery is Chief Human Resources Officer at Accenture who has been with the employer for 20 years. Mostly, working flexibly.
News & Views The paid parental leave divide leaving industries and new parents behind New data showing three in five employers now offer paid parental leave, marks a significant milestone in supporting new parents at work.
News & Views Millions spent closing the gender pay gap has been more than worth it Lion spent millions of dollars closing its gender pay gap. Now it’s going one step further on promoting workplace gender equality.
News & Views With impressive paid leave policies, this SME shows size shouldn’t matter when supporting staff We’re not going to let our size stop us from being at the leading edge of a family friendly culture,” says Ben Schramm.
News & Views The business offering parents up to $1000 a month to help with childcare fees Parents are given up to $1000 a month to support childcare fees when they work at Property Exchange Australia.
News & Views The global MD working 9-day fortnights & advocating for real flexible work Alison Hernandez has been living and working remotely in regional NSW well before COVID-19 saw massive shifts in how we work from home.
News & Views Alison Deitz is using empathy to make Norton Rose Fulbright more family friendly While flexible work was available pre COVID-19 at Norton Rose Fulbright, Alison Deitz says the pandemic era has sparked a revolution in how it’s used and accessed.
News & Views Parents are parents: How ING CEO Melanie Evans banished the ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ carer labels When Melanie Evans was appointed CEO of ING in late 2020, she decided to banish the terms “primary” and “secondary” carer from the bank’s lexicon.
Leadership How IBM MD Katrina Troughton’s leadership was made through parental leave, flexibility and communication Katrina Troughton was asked to lead IBM’s business in New Zealand within months of having her second child.
Partner Content What if workplaces were truly family friendly? This initiative is making it happen A new Family Friendly Workplaces initiative created by Parents At Work in partnership with UNICEF Australia, is supporting workplaces to recognise the caring responsibilities of staff.