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Sexual harassment rife in financial services: O'Neill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... reveal exactly why women who come out of university, identified with higher skills and talents, have entered into a toxic workplace where they were subjected to incredible sexual harassment suffer mental ill-health, live with the challenges of that for ...

Still a way to go on mental health: SuperFriend

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... services industry is one of the most thriving workplaces but there is still work to be done for mental health in the workplace, according to new research. Mental health organisation SuperFriend's research: Indicators of a Thriving Workplace shows the ...

FSC encourages investment team diversity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... called Guidance Note 38 - Diversity focuses on practical measures that workplaces can take to ensure a gender-diverse workplace from the hiring process to exit interviews. The guidance found that a firm's recruitment and talent management systems should ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has put the spotlight on childcare, aged care and social housing when delivering his budget reply speech. Delivering his response, Albanese said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget has left Australians behind. "Our economy ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... particularly in male-dominated industries; Establishing Respect@Work Council to help address sexual harassment in the workplace; Expanding the Boosting Female Founders initiative to support 282 start-ups and 4300 mentoring engagements for female entrepreneurs ...

Insurers prepare for tragic COVID-19 fall-out

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... MetLife said one customer with PTSD who was finding it hard to return to work due to a recurrence of PTSD triggered by her workplace was able to get help through a case manager. "The case manager reviewed the situation and came to understand that her ...

Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... support of industry partners Chief Executive Women, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, 30% Club and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia also welcomes the campaign and is calling ...

LGS partners with SuperFriend

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Local Government Super (LGS) has partnered with workplace mental health organisation SuperFriend, to provide support and tools to its staff, members, and their employers. SuperFriend will support employers and members with a range of online and facilitated ...

BlackRock clamps down on work romances

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... relationships with anyone connected to the group, not just personal relationships with colleagues. The new rules extend existing workplace policies to encompass the global fund manager's vast network. Several news outlets such as the BBC and The ...

Corporates have a critical role in social, environmental outcomes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... reduced inequalities and climate action. "Gender equality and broader inequalities such as modern slavery, inadequate workplace safety and lack of indigenous reconciliation are key societal issues which we believe corporate Australia has a critical role ...