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Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... to women's success in the sector that were identified in 2018 are still in place. This includes the average gender pay gap, which has stagnated, moving just 0.3 percentage points from 23% in 2021-22 to 22.7% in 2022-23. In all other industries, it's ...

Super on unpaid parental leave extended in Western Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... balances often take a hit when they have children," WA industrial relations minister Simone McGurk said. "The retirement pay gap for women has been too wide for too long. This is a practical way to narrow the gap, and I'd urge other employers to ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... pointed to the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data, which shows that the median total remuneration gender pay gap stands at 19% - or $18,461 per annum tilted in favour of men. The statistics confirm that progress is being made for women ...

Platinum plans turnaround, FUM dwindles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... review comes in the wake of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) reporting Platinum had a median base salary gender pay gap of 41.9% and median total remuneration gap of 41%. Its upper pay quartile is just 14% female. The fund manager will also ...

TelstraSuper sweetens parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... and retention benefits. "The reason for the gap is a complex mixture of systemic and workplace issues such as the gender pay gap, unpaid caring work, part-time work, and even financial literacy. The difference in super balances starts out small and widens ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
The median gender pay gap on base salaries across financial services is 23.6%, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), with individual employer pay gaps reported for the first time as part of the government's strategy to solve ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
From tomorrow, Australian companies with 100 or more staff must publish the median pay gap between their male and female employees. While it sounds simple enough, some experts believe corporates are not prepared for what's to come. The Workplace ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
Improving reporting on gender pay gap and gender diversity will help investors assess where companies are addressing gender-based equality and inclusion and set the stage for engagement on diversity measures beyond gender, according to First Sentier ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
The gender pay gap has hit a new low of 21.7%, largely driven by women working in senior management positions - except chief executive roles. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) latest scorecard, which assessed 4.82 million ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... more likely to retire early or less likely to apply for a promotion. "The finance industry has a stubbornly high gender pay gap of 28% and providing workers with menopause and menstrual leave may be one of the missing links to drive down the gender pay ...
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