Category: Diversity and Inclusion
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?
From two-way mentoring across generations to ‘accessibility passports’, here’s how Bunnings is taking a practical approach to fostering belonging across its diverse workforce.
Disclosing a neurodiversity diagnosis at work can feel like a daunting leap of faith. How can HR and managers respond with inclusivity in mind to help employees perform at their best?
Despite the increasing recruitment of neurodiverse people in the tech industry, data shows life at work is still significantly tougher for those who identify as neurodivergent. Given the persistent levels of gender inequity in tech, new data reveals identifying as both gender and neurodiverse presents a double jeopardy.
HR professionals hold the key to helping their organisations unlock workforce innovation by encouraging sustainable inclusion.
With just a few months to go until new gender equality target-setting requirements come into effect, WGEA’s Executive Manager of Insights and Capability answers five common questions about the new requirements.
From dealing with a CEO who is dismissive of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to managing misinformation about the role of targets – three HR practitioners share their takes on common DEI scenarios.
As Australia’s life expectancy rates increase, employers will need to design work experiences that consider the needs of older workers. Here’s how Australian retail store Bunnings is doing just that.
When TelstraSuper formed its diversity, equity and inclusion strategy in 2016, it focused on building awareness. Now, the superfund has funnelled its program into making a genuine impact in and beyond the workforce.
Australians are living longer, with 40 per cent of the population estimated to be over 55 by 2050. Yet, HR’s perceptions of what it means to be an “older worker” is getting younger. What risks does it raise for organisations and Australia more broadly?
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HOW TO
A HR practitioner offers a range of thought-provoking questions to help you plan your next career move.
Keep these tips in mind to ensure your organisation’s probation periods go beyond being a tick-box exercise and become a driver of strong culture and high performance.
From building your case in advance to avoiding the trap of false politeness, use these strategies to help you engage in constructive dissent at the executive level.
LEGAL
The definition of a lawful and reasonable direction is at the heart of many employment disputes. From return-to-office mandates to drug and alcohol testing, here are four areas where workplace directions can come under scrutiny, and how to ensure your approach holds up.
An employee was recently awarded over $36,000 by the Fair Work Commission due to flaws in her employer’s workplace investigation process. What can HR learn from this decision?
Several recent cases heard by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) suggest verbal agreements in the workplace can carry more legal weight than some employers realise.
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?
