Why Family Friendly workplaces are the answer to the ‘Great Resignation’!
Since the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic, there has been a concerning and significant increase in the number of working parents resigning from their jobs or reducing paid hours and it’s a wake up call for employers. A recent study by McKinsey & Co looking into attrition rates across 5 countries, Australia, Canada, […]
Employees will ‘co-create’ how they work in the future
For Gaye Morris, working flexibly is something she’s been doing for decades over a number of different organisations. “I have a 20 year old child and I’ve been working flexibly the whole time. I’ve just come to expect it.” Now the Chief People and Culture Officer for Mercer Pacific, Morris says she speaks […]
Family & Domestic Violence: Supporting Your Employees Through Best Practice Standards
In Australia, approximately one woman is killed by her current or former partner every week, and for men, every month. (1) Since the age of 15, 1 in 3 women have experienced physical abuse, 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual abuse and 1 in 16 men have experienced physical and or sexual violence […]
Millions spent closing the gender pay gap has been more than worth it!
Lion spent millions of dollars closing its gender pay gap. Now it’s going one step further on promoting workplace gender equality: removing ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ carer labels to give parents more flexibility around the leave they take after having a child. Removing these labels is significant. They are labels that have been identified as […]
Deloitte Australia: A safe, respectful and inclusive culture for all
At Deloitte, we want all our people to have a great career experience and reach their full potential. We know that juggling a career and a family comes with its joys and challenges and we aim to create a supportive, caring and inclusive workplace for families, in which our policies, culture and leaders are actively […]
Alison Deitz is using empathy to make Norton Rose Fulbright more family friendly
As the Australian managing partner of global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, Alison Deitz is open about some of the experiences she’s had juggling parenting with work. She sees storytelling as an opportunity to share lived experiences and empathise with staff who are currently experiencing similar challenges in managing a family, in whatever shape […]
Parents are parents: How ING CEO Melanie Evans banished the ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ carer labels
Melanie Evans was 30 weeks pregnant when she joined ING in 2017 as the then Head of Retail Bank. But while getting to know her new team, she saw how different her upcoming experience of parental leave would be to one of her new male colleagues. Melanie would be taking leave as the […]
Employer Guide on how to get started implementing a Parental Leave Policy in your workplace
Why introduce a Parental Leave Policy? As more working parents seek to improve the integration of their job and caring responsibilities, workplaces are realising the importance of providing assistance to their employees to manage the juggle. Designing an inclusive Parental Leave Policy, that is supportive of all family types and caring scenarios within a […]
How IBM MD Katrina Troughton’s leadership was made through parental leave, flexibility and communication
Katrina Troughton was asked to lead IBM’s business in New Zealand within months of having her second child. And later while pregnant with her third child, she was offered another major leadership position, and the opportunity to take her family to Shanghai, China. Now the managing director of IBM Australia and New Zealand, […]
What if workplaces were truly family friendly? This initiative is making it happen
Family Friendly Workplaces is launching today, with a number of employers already on board its mission to transform the future of work. We explore the new initiative, thanks to our partnership with Parents At Work. We’re on the cusp of a massive shift in how employers recognise the caring responsibilities their staff have outside of […]
