Workplace Inclusion and Rights
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Why antiracism needs to be part of DEI in the workplace
Gloria Tabi | April 24, 2023Antiracism agendas seem to be left out completely in DEI agendas in Australia and around the world in favour of broad, superficial, and unhelpful initiatives, Gloria Tabi explains why it shouldn’t be left out.
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International Day of People with Disability – five ways for organisations to celebrate in 2019
Australian Network on Disability | December 3, 2019International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD), held on 3 December (today) each year, aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability.
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Diageo launches one of Australia’s most progressive parental leave policies
First 5000 | May 23, 2019Drinks producer Diageo has announcement that from 1 July 2019 all Australian employees will be eligible to take 26 weeks paid family leave regardless of gender, carer status or length of service.
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Permanent casuals: A contradiction in terms!
Jim Stanford | October 12, 2018Recent legal decisions are starting to challenge the right of employers to deploy workers in “casual” positions on a long-term basis.
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Survey reveals extent of workplace sexual harassment
First 5000 | October 10, 2018The latest survey on workplace sexual harassment reveals one in three workers said they had been sexually harassed at work in the last five years – up from one in five in 2012, and one in ten in 2003.
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How to stop workers being exploited in the gig economy
Sarah Kaine | October 7, 2018Hot on the heels of the gig economy company Foodora shutting up shop in Australia amid accusations about its labour abuses, a Senate Committee report has recommended more robust laws to protect gig economy workers but this doesn’t go far enough.
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State inquiry to investigate the gig economy
First 5000 | September 24, 2018Victoria’s government will launch an Australian-first inquiry into the on-demand workforce and gig economy, following widespread claims of workers being underpaid and poorly treated.
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Crackdown on mining firms passing safety costs to workers
First 5000 | September 22, 2018Queensland’s Mines Inspectorate has announced a crackdown on companies that insist labour hire workers pay for their own safety equipment and health checks.
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Call for Queensland’s champions of mature workers
First 5000 | September 20, 2018Queensland’s Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman is calling on businesses with mature aged employees to share their story and nominate for the Mature Workers Mean Business Awards.
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Victorian workers win right to portable long service benefits
First 5000 | September 6, 2018Workers in community services, security and contract cleaning now have access to portable long service benefits for the first time, thanks to new legislation passed by the Victorian state government.
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Call for employer action to close gender pay gap
First 5000 | September 4, 2018Equal Pay Day fell on Friday 31 August this year, marking the additional 62 days that women had to work to earn the same amount as men did on 30 June this year.
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LGBTI workplace initiative launched in Townsville
First 5000 | September 2, 2018Pride in Diversity launched its push into regional Australia with a summit in Townville in Queensland on 30-31 August.
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Employer survey highlights LGBTI inclusion
First 5000 | August 27, 2018The findings from the country’s largest survey into lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex inclusion within Australian workplaces have been released, detailing a range of attitudes and responses on how inclusion initiatives within the workplace have affected employees.
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Keep in touch through maternity leave
First 5000 | August 27, 2018New mums who keep in touch with their workplace while on maternity leave are more hireable and less likely to experience unconscious bias, new research shows.
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Research shows ‘merit’ based recruitment can be highly subjective
Sue Williamson | August 26, 2018The vast majority of managers say they want “the best person for the job”. However research shows they are uncertain about what that means, or how to ensure that appointments on merit and equity targets can co-exist.