Posts Tagged ‘Employer’
New report evidences key enablers and benefits of Family Friendly Workplaces
Flexible work and gender-neutral policies key priorities for family focused Australian employers Highlights The Report from Parents At Work and UNICEF Australia has found that to bridge the work and family divide workplaces are investing in greater flexible work practices and more inclusive paid family leave policies is a key enabler of family friendly workplaces.…
Read MoreSupporting Employees Through Perinatal Anxiety and Depression
Depression and anxiety during pregnancy and the first year of parenting (the perinatal period) affects around 20% of mothers and 10% of fathers. That is almost 100,000 parents in Australia each year. Many of these parents continue their everyday life, including their employment, with those around them unaware of their suffering. This year, the Perinatal Anxiety…
Read MoreWarm Welcome to Optus as our Latest Family-Friendly Employer
Parents At Work are thrilled to welcome our newest Employer Member Optus to our growing number of family-friendly organisations. Optus are committed to providing a family-friendly workplace environment for all of their employees, and Parents At Work are excited to support them in this journey. “Optus knows that every family is different and can be…
Read MoreGREAT WATCH: The Future of Workplace Flexibility (for Organisations and Managers)
How will work-life be re-imagined post COVID-19? Remote work is radically reshaping how we work and live. As organisations busily plan to welcome employees back to the office post COVID-19, they are fast re-imaging how and what ‘working from the office’ will actually mean in reality. Workplaces acknowledge we’re still months away from having everyone…
Read MoreCould the concept of ‘going to work’ as we know it be changed forever?
Many firms are planning how they’re going to get staff who have been working from home, back to the office. Not all will want to return. Could the concept of ‘going to work’ as we know it be changed forever? The last two months of isolation for many workers has meant imposed working from…
Read MoreShare your COVID-19 Experience: National survey to capture Australia’s home truths and shape policy
CALLING ALL AUSTRALIANS: SHARE YOUR COVID-19 EXPERIENCE National survey to capture Australia’s home truths and shape policy A new survey from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is calling on every Australian to share the experience of COVID-19 for them and their family as we look forward towards recovery. The Families in Australia: Life…
Read MorePressure Points for Working Parents during COVID-19 (and tips on how to address them)
I had been dreaming about enjoying the view in that cover image for over a year – we planned to go there these April school holidays but of course had to cancel and instead rapidly adapt to a new world of work and care. I’m not alone – people are feeling a sense of loss…
Read MoreSaving Childcare: Employers Must Be Part of the Solution
“As a nation we must do everything to avert a disastrous child care industry collapse. That can’t happen unless we radically rethink some of the highly complex structures of child care subsidies and legislation at a state and federal level” Emma Walsh, CEO Parents At Work. Impending disaster facing child care industry Imagine having access…
Read MoreUNICEF Release Employer Guide to Support Families During COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic having an enormous impact around the globe, many businesses are struggling to stay afloat and many employees are being left with reduced hours or unemployment. Now more than ever, it’s important that employers are supporting their workforce as best they can. UNICEF’s new guide for employers – ‘Family Friendly Policies and…
Read MoreWATCH: The Future of Work + Family Webinar for Employers Managing in a COVID-19 World
WATCH NOW “We know in terms of looking at the long-term impact – from other epidemics like Ebola in Africa, SARS and Swine Flu – what was found in Africa, for example, is that the men’s income return to their pre-outbreak was at a faster rate than the women’s so we do need to…
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