Ed's Blog Working parents reported competing pressures in 2019. So how do they fare in 2024? Working parents were struggling with the juggle back in 2019. Have things improved in the past five years for those balancing work and care?
News & Views Take ‘leave from meetings’, block time for thinking: How this Microsoft leader thrives with flexibility Elena Wise, Director at Microsoft, redefines work-life balance, advocating for flexibility and transparency in leadership.
Business Time to end the lag in men accessing family-friendly workplace policies Senator Raff Ciccone became the first father to bring his baby into the Senate. How did it take so long for a Dad to do so?
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 A booming opportunity for employers to support caregivers The wider caring responsibilities of employees can too often be overlooked by their employers. We can change that.
Employers The firm breaking the stereotype of male-dominated investor teams Victorian Funds Management Corporation’s investment team is edging closer to reaching gender parity, now at 43 per cent.
Employers Leadership culture ‘makes or breaks’ even the most generous workplace policies It’s fair to say that even employers who offer great parental leave policies aren’t immune from instances of overt and covert caring discrimination.
News & Views ‘Part of our DNA’: The a2 Milk Company’s family-friendly approach We learn more about the a2 Milk Company’s family-friendly initiatives and policies aimed at supporting parents, carers and women.
Partner Content Planning a career around having a baby? Family friendly workplaces are key Workplaces around the country are realising that staff need to feel empowered both at home and work with family friendly workplace policies.
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.
Soapbox Measuring wellbeing of children will set Australia up for future success The Treasurer is exploring a new wellbeing approach to the Federal Budget. As Nicole Breeze from UNICEF says, it must consider children.
Employers Can Australia accelerate the take up of men sharing parental leave? To achieve paid-parental leave equality and see the benefits of parents better sharing care loads, it will take both the government, and employers, to seriously invest in funding, advocacy and education to shift the current status-quo.