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
A case currently before the Federal Circuit Court highlights the dangers of cutthroat, “win at all costs” work cultures. But where do courts draw the line between a competitive culture and a psychosocially unsafe work environment?
Ahead of a report into the latest Closing Loopholes legislation, we ask an expert lawyer to explain the casual conversion rules in their current form.
NSW has significantly raised the legal stakes for workplace health and safety compliance, including the management of psychosocial risks. Here’s what the changes mean in practice, and their implications for employers across Australia.
The new financial year will bring changes to pay, superannuation, parental leave, psychosocial risk management and more. Here’s what these changes will mean in practice for HR.
