In the wake of Pauline Hanson's divisive comments this week, a DEI leader is calling for respect and inclusion, and a lawyer flags potential workplace relations implications.
There are two "invisibility points" holding back the progression and retention of women in male-dominated industries, a strategic leadership advisor says.
Meaningful inclusion and the psychological safety it engenders aren't created through strategic initiatives or training, but through hundreds of "small, intentional acts that accumulate into trust, safety and belonging", an HR and leadership consultant says.
Many employers' reconciliation and cultural inclusion efforts are failing to achieve meaningful change, due to widespread fears of having difficult conversations, according to authorities in the space.
Proposals to insert "clearer, and in some contexts prioritised, protections based on biological s-x" in discrimination laws would add a further layer of complexity to employers' obligations in this space, according to a workplace lawyer.
A study examining discretionary payment decision-making suggests that women need to achieve high outcomes to receive bonuses, but men can expect bonuses for low outcomes if evaluators hold them in high regard.
An employee whose general protections claim was struck out as an abuse of process has won leave to appeal, after the Federal Circuit Court accepted his contentions of bias had sufficient prospects of success.
Academic research has added weight to the business case for HR investment, finding organisations are more productive when they offer work-life balance and reduce their gender pay gap.
Large differences in discretionary payments remain a key driver of gender pay gaps, and unless employers start prizing transparency and redefining performance, they're likely to remain, an expert says.
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