A manager whose role was made redundant just hours after he allegedly told his employer he planned to apply for unpaid parental leave has lost his adverse action claim.
An employer has achieved a 50% increase in men taking parental leave, and a 75% reduction in women resigning while on parental leave, since making its policy more inclusive.
After reaching an important gender diversity target nine months ahead of schedule, Coles is now zeroing in on specific business functions where female representation could improve, according to its DEI lead.
Employers' obligations regarding flexible work, unpaid parental leave and enterprise bargaining change today, while more industrial relations reforms are coming into effect soon.
Improving the availability of flexible work options for employees with care responsibilities should be a key part of the national strategy to achieve gender equality, Diversity Council Australia says.
More than one-third of Australian workers have taken leave for more than four consecutive weeks for reasons other than a holiday, and for many the return is far from smooth, highlighting how important it is for organisations to offer proactive support.
The Labor Government has introduced its second tranche of promised workplace relations reforms, aiming to close the "loopholes that some businesses use to undercut workers' pay, security and flexibility".
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