Posts Tagged ‘working parent’
Parental leave and work-life flexibility on the rise but not enough: Women in the Workplace Report 2019
Fathers in the U.S. are taking parental leave now more than ever, but leave for women isn’t progressing. McKinsey and Company, in collaboration with LeanIn.Org, have just released their Women in the Workplace 2019 report, and the results give a detailed insight into what is happening for working parents – the good and the bad…
Read MoreRevealed: Dual-Career Couples struggling to strike a work/family balance
Picture this – it’s Monday morning, the juggle has begun. There’s a need to be in office for a team meeting kicking off at 8.30am, your partner is in the same boat. It’s a 45-minute journey to work, there are two kids to get to school plus pre-school and drop off and pick up to…
Read MoreWhy we do what we do: the Parental Leave Equality campaign 2018
As we look back on this busy and jam-packed year, we’re feeling a little proud of Parents At Work. Much of our effort this year has been campaigning to get the message of #ParentalLeaveEquality out there – and we know from our work with employers that we have paved the way for introducing better…
Read MoreThe bad news that motivates us even more: parental leave progress stalled
WGEA have just released their latest Gender Equality Scorecard for 2017-2018, and it’s not great news – especially for parental leave equality. As we look back on five years of equality progress in Australia, there are some wins and there are definitely some losses. “There are a few problem areas. Access to parental leave has…
Read MoreAlternatives to Paid Parental Leave that make you an Employer of Choice to industry top talent
Parents At Work recently launched Advancing Parental Leave Equality and Introducing Shared Care in Australia: the business case for action – a whitepaper developed alongside WGEA’s recently launched Best Practice Employer Guide: Developing a Leading Practice Parental Leave Policy. Many small businesses believe that Paid Parental Leave and other family-friendly policies are too far out…
Read MoreWhy ‘shared care’ is good for your business
“A leading practice parental leave policy allows women and men to both identify as the primary carer. Leading policies will reduce employee turn over … and boost employee engagement and productivity. Every time someone leaves your organisation, it costs you money. [Parental leave equality] is a smart solution to this.” Libby Lyons, Director of Workplace…
Read MoreAdvancing Parental Leave Equality and Introducing Shared Care in Australia – a Parents At Work Whitepaper
Australia is coming up short when it comes to Paid Parental Leave, and the conversation around the need for ‘shared care’ and parental leave gender equality is essential. The old adage of ‘mum is at home while dad works’ has become antiquated but our country’s workplace parental leave policies are yet to fully catch up,…
Read MoreReturning to work after a baby – Parents At Work chats with Studio 10
Parents At Work’s CSO Kiri Stejko was recently a guest on Channel 10’s Studio 10 show, sharing her expertise on a segment called ‘What You Need To Know Before Going Back To Work After Having A Baby’. The segment video can be viewed here. Kiri and the Studio 10 panel candidly discussed the different issues…
Read MoreSupporting Working Parents – it’s time to act. Australia Human Rights Commission website to help employers and parents
Spurred by shocking statistics last year that exposed 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men experience discrimination during pregnancy, parental leave and the return to work period [1] the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has responded by launching a website for employers and employees to understand their legal obligations and entitlements better. The new Government…
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