Human rights advocate ‘applauds’ Business Council’s push for 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for men and women
The BCA's proposal to expand the national paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks has drawn praise from one human rights advocate.
When I was about 20 weeks’ pregnant with my first child, one of my colleagues decided to try and predict the sex of our baby.
I am well…
Businesses are urged to remember that communication is key when it comes to managing staff on parental leave, with reports that an unfair di…
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has bowed to pressure to pare back his promised paid parental leave scheme and small businesses will be hurt the …
Electronics retail giant JB Hi-Fi will rethink its gender diversity policies, after revealing its policies have not been “as effective as …
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for an overhaul of the Sex Discrimination Act, on the back of research that shows discrimi…
A draft report from the Productivity Commission has questioned the benefits of the federal government’s paid parental leave scheme, recomm…
Small and medium-size businesses may have to cough up for the government’s paid parental leave scheme if the government targets businesses…
Research released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission reveals one in two women in Australia (49%) reported experiencing discrimi…
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s controversial paid parental leave scheme has hit another stumbling block this week with the revelation that t…
The Coalition government’s new paid parental leave scheme could override existing parental leave contracts employers have with their staff…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has asked the Human Rights Commission to look into workplace discrimination against women who have children. …
