Workplace Inclusion and Rights
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Gender balanced management generates better results
First 5000 | March 8, 2018A new report from management services company Sodexo substantiates the business case for encouraging more women to enter management roles.
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Narrowing the gender pay gap in mid-sized companies
First 5000 | March 8, 2018Women still earn less than their male counterparts and mid-sized firms can take a number of steps to analyse their operations to ensure gender pay gaps are closed.
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Pay gaps close when leaders see the numbers
First 5000 | March 7, 2018Australian employers which measure their gender pay differentials are making positive progress in closing the gaps between women’s and men’s pay, as leadership accountability is the key ingredient to success.
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Why women stay silent when men talk about super
First 5000 | March 3, 2018New research from the Monash Business School, based on ten years’ worth of superannuation data, finds that we tend to copy the investment strategies of our colleagues’ super choices, rather than seek out individual advice tailored to our own situation.
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What happens when employees are fired for complaining at work?
Elizabeth Shi | February 25, 2018When an employee is dismissed after making a complaint, it’s relatively easy for the employer to hide the true reason for dismissal.
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2018 leaders in workplace gender equality announced
First 5000 | February 22, 2018A record 120 firms have been recognised for their contribution to gender inclusion in the workplace this year by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
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Banning workplace romances won’t solve the problem of sexual misconduct in the office
Paula McDonald | February 17, 2018Relationships between consenting adults are an inevitable and almost certainly enduring feature of many contemporary workplaces and attempting to ban them would be fraught with problems.
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States back more women in business
First 5000 | February 16, 2018State governments in Queensland and West Australia are backing moves to boost the number of women in senior business roles.
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Women fighting the gender pay gap need more than discrimination laws
Alice Orchiston | January 14, 2018Equal pay laws have not been enough to ensure women are paid fairly for the same work as men. A range of other measures are therefore required to achieve pay equality.