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World Health Day 2022; The Importance of the Stop Moment
Each year on April 7th we celebrate World Health Day. This year’s theme as released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is Universal Health Coverage. At Parents At Work we understand that Universal Health begins with our own health and particularly how willing we are to look after ourselves including (and often especially) at work.…
Read MoreHow Family Friendly Workplaces can break the ‘caring’ bias for women and families; IWD 2022
This years theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is #breakthebias – what is your organisation doing to contribute to this? “It’s been almost 12 months since UNICEF Australia and Parents At Work, alongside 23 founding and supporting partner organisations, united together to develop a set of National Work + Family Standards to encourage workplaces…
Read MorePopular Ways Your Workplace Can Showcase Cultural Diversity & Inclusivity in Celebration of Harmony Week
Every year from the 15th to 21st March Australia celebrates National Harmony Week. Harmony Week is a time to celebrate the wonderful mix of cultures we have in our country and communities. It is about inclusiveness, respect and care for all people, no matter their cultural background. The Department of Home Affairs leads national celebrations to recognise…
Read More‘Millions of Reasons to Care’ – Why it’s Important for Carers to Care for Themselves First!
From October 10th to 16th Australia celebrates National Carers Week, with this year’s theme being ‘Millions of Reasons to Care’. In Australia we have approximately 2.65 million carers, and likely more when we consider as many people don’t define themselves as carers, especially if they are looking after a family member. When we add up…
Read MoreLISTEN: How are progressive workplaces managing in a locked down world?
“If there is one good thing that we can say has come out of COVID I would say it is flexible work… we’ve proven its possible and anyone who previously said it wasn’t now really doesn’t have that solid base to stand on.” Flexible working is not only becoming more accessible but is forming…
Read MoreThe Reality of Sole Parenting as a Single Dad: The Joys, Challenges and All The In Between with Michael Ray
In 2013 Michael Ray found himself in a position not too many men experience. This was the year he became the sole parent of his two-year-old daughter Charlie. A few years later Michael and Charlie were in the media after Michael was told he couldn’t assist his daughter backstage at her ballet concert. This made…
Read MoreCould a simple ‘no’ be the key to women’s health and wellbeing?
National statistics tell us that the top four killers of women in Australia are dementia, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (which includes stroke) and lung cancer. Ask working women what they are concerned about, however, and there is little talk of heart attacks or stroke. Instead, it is the day-to-day battle with exhaustion and overwhelm that…
Read MoreIn Celebration of All Families: The Wear It Purple Way
Parents At Work embrace families of all shapes and size – whatever race, relationship status or gender preference there are no barriers to embracing the richness that a loving connection with family brings. Today we bring you two perspectives from two different family members of a rainbow family. The first is mother of a gay…
Read MoreUp close and personal with Ashley Scott of Rainbow Families
This month the Parents At Work team reached out to Ashley Scott, Executive Director at Rainbow Families. We asked Ashley about his experience being a working father in a same sex marriage, how his family came about and some of the things he witnesses in his work where rainbow families still experience discrimination, in the…
Read MoreKellogg’s launches new Work + Family Hub, Family Konnect with Parents At Work
As a company, Kellogg’s is very passionate about creating a workplace culture that allows their people to ‘bring their best self to work’. They understand that no two people are the same and that we all have our own unique needs when it comes to balancing work and family life. They also understand that the…
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