Employers should monitor gender equality efforts in the same way as financial targets, a new PwC report urges, after finding no improvement in the gender wage gap or increase in female full-time employment in Australia over the past year.
An employer's narrow focus on reasonable adjustments resulted in discrimination, a tribunal has found. Meanwhile, new research shows the "startling" difference between salaries of top-tier male and female managers; how Male Champions of Change organisations have progressed gender diversity; and what organisations are doing to counter expected skills gaps.
One policy change can do more to improve gender equality in organisations than most other initiatives, according to an expert who says HR should drive the diversity conversation away from 'merit'.
New reports indicate how employers should embed a culture change focus in leadership development, and the financial benefits of having more women in C-suite roles. Also, the new Sex Discrimination Commissioner chats to HR Daily; an employer has been fined over unpaid internships; a specialist shares tips for more engaging surveys; and more.
Once the novelty of a new diversity and inclusion program dies down, employers must embed it into training and events to ensure it isn't lost or forgotten about, a diversity leader says.
A new study has highlighted the top reasons employees and managers fail to accomplish their intended work. In other research, knowledge and opinions we round up today, an employment lawyer warns against zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policies; a data specialist sets ground rules for predictive analytics; and more.
A lack of C-Suite support is hindering HR's efforts to promote more women into leadership roles, according to a specialist, who shares her tips for getting leaders themselves to drive gender parity initiatives.
Many organisations still have blinkers on when it comes to diversity, often forgetting that programs should address more than gender, warns Race Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Tim Soutphommasane.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
