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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. […]
How 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 to […]
Popular 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 […]
‘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 […]
LISTEN: 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 part […]
