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Congruency between expectations and experience, throughout the entire employee lifecycle, is the most critical factor in whether an EVP will be considered "successful". Meanwhile "some disconnects exist" between what employees now desire in a physical workplace and what employers are providing.

Ikea's new enterprise agreement "walks the talk on inclusion", and allows access to benefits such as paid parental leave "from day one", a leader in its people and culture team says.

For every $1 men earn in Australia, women earn 78 cents, equating to a gender pay gap of 21.7% – the lowest on record, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

An organisation has used its people data to launch a benefits package that positions it as an employer of choice without resorting to above-market pay rates.

The mental health of Australian workers has improved modestly in the past quarter, but the Telus Mental Health Index is still hovering at a pandemic-era low of 63.2, up 0.4 points since April.

Nearly two-thirds of Australian business leaders are expecting a rise in employee activism, with pay inequalities and the cost of living predicted as the main drivers for negotiations, according to new research.

Australian employers raised median base salaries by 4% for existing employees in 2023, and in 2024 they're expecting to do the same, major remuneration research shows.

Two employees who breached their employment contracts by discussing a colleague's new salary have won maximum compensation for unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission found their conduct was "not sufficiently serious".

An employee's role began as a "regular paid job, but soon changed to an exploitative nightmare", a tribunal has found in awarding her $85k in penalties.

EVPs are heading "increasingly towards experiences and transformation" as pay becomes less of a differentiator, Google's strategic advisor for people experience says.