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Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... leading a group of people over time "the challenges that come with human life will at some stage find their way into the workplace". He also suggested that leaders demonstrate they care by taking the time to take an interest in employees. "Find out who ...

Crescent Foundation partnership to mentor refugees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... employment. The barriers to obtaining employment include a lack of local work experience and networks and lack of knowledge of workplace culture and systems. Crescent Foundation chair Bob Carr said the charity was impressed by the commitment of Deakin ...

Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... action following an adverse event, together with evidence of diversity, inclusion, and equality initiatives across the workplace. It will also pay closer attention to how managers rectify issues and if patterns of systemic behavioural and cultural issues ...

Pahari's pay packet revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... particularly involved in the establishment of the Board Culture Working Group, of which I was chair, and initiated a review of workplace conduct," Hazelton said. "A major task of the Culture Working Group was to set down the board's shared beliefs ...

Childcare costs drag women's nest egg

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... Nearly half (45%) of the survey respondents advocate for super to be paid on maternity leave. The latest data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) reveals that Australia's gender-pay gap declined to 13.4%, a drop of 0.6 percentage points ...

Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
According to recent data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, women hold 14.6% of chair positions, 28.1% of directorships and represent 18.3% of chief executives and 32.5% of key management personnel. Perhaps most concerning of all, only 0.4% ...

Women hit hardest by pandemic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... responsibilities compared to 16% of men. Despite the findings, there was some good news from the 2020 Indicators of a Thriving Workplace, Gender Identity Spotlight report. More employers are implementing practical actions to better support the mental ...

More women in workforce with greater paternity leave: ASI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... and companies should consider paternity-leave policies alongside overall workforce policies - for instance, greater workplace flexibility and penalties for discrimination," Kelly said. Increasing the diversity and inclusivity of a workplace can also ...

AMP launches new intra-fund advice offer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... system is complex so it's crucial people get access to information, guidance and good advice," AMP general manager, workplace super engagement Stephen Owen said. "The new offer will help our members take more control of their retirement, in particular ...

Special course to manage work conflict

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... provide workers with an understanding of how conflict arises as well as strategies for how to manage conflict in the workplace. The course is called Managing Challenging Interactions and is available online through the MySuperFriend platform. "It's very ...