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Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... flexible work arrangements, and sex-based harassment and discrimination. Under the Act, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has the power to publicly name employers who fail to comply with the bill's provisions, on its website, or in the media. ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... worst offenders on gender pay gap in the country and it's hurting the economy. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) found that women who work in financial services and insurance earn 19.1% less than men in their industry, which is higher than ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... easier to report. Previously, companies of a certain size reported remuneration data to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), but no individual employee remuneration was disclosed. Now, companies' gender pay gaps will be published on the WGEA ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... average earnt almost $26,600 less than men between 2021 and 2022. Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) titled 2021-22 Employer Census revealed progress to close the gap has stalled and remains at 22.8%. Alarmingly, the census ...

Women paid less at every age, rank: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... trends continue, Millennial women in the workforce will earn just 70% of men's salaries by the time they reach age 45. WGEA director Mary Wooldridge observed that working Millennial women aged 35 and under are currently reaching management levels ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... on gender because we have fantastic data." The data Hobbs is referring to comes from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) which collects data on gender diversity in all workplaces with more than 100 employees in Australia. Thanks to this data ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... super these women will have when they retire." But it won't be enough. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in May 2021, women's average weekly ordinary full-time earnings across all industries and occupations was $1575 compared to ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... guarantee on its scheme. ISA released a report on the issue in partnership with former Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) director Libby Lyons, arguing that paying super on parental leave is the most practical way to address the gap in super savings ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... the last year, Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart pointed out. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), the national gender pay gap is 14.2%, up 0.8 percentage points over the past six months. A year ago, it was 14%. The latest ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... companies that meet ethical screens based on gender diversity metrics, using data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). The screening process is based on five areas: gender pay parity; anti-sexual harassment and workplace safety policies ...

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Macquarie AM splashes billions on Applied Digital Corporation

MATTHEW WAI
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has pledged US$5 billion to NASDAQ-listed Applied Digital Corporation, which provides high-performance computing (HPC) data-centre solutions.

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
IFM Investors and HESTA, by way of its mandate with the former, will take a 49% stake in Splend Group, a provider of subscription electric vehicles.

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN
AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina has listed her top five wishlist items for 2025, with hopes for lower inflation and avoiding a trade war.

MUFG Pension & Market Services awards tech mandate

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MUFG Pension & Market Services (MPMS) has awarded Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) a mandate to help transform its retirement solutions business.

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