In line with the current challenge of attracting and retaining the best talent, employers should consider strategies that address employees’ current needs.
Employees in Australia are clocking six weeks of unpaid overtime hours each year and are finding it hard to disconnect from work.
A number of unions are gearing up to campaign for both menstrual and menopause leave for female employees.
A newly tabled convention includes legislation that mandates employers to maintain workplace policies against harassment and violence.
Multi-employer bargaining, as outlined in a new bill, allows employees from different workplaces to collectively negotiate pay rises.
Employers can offer the flexibility to work part-time hours as a means to increase female workforce participation.
If approved and implemented, new tax rules will potentially see lower tax reductions for employees working from home.
For the next 12 months, employees will have the flexibility to choose which day or set of hours is most suitable for them to take off.
Such clauses have traditionally been used to stop co-workers from comparing their wage package and pushing for pay hikes.
As part of the new legislation, flexible work will be made more accessible to employees who are parents or care givers, among others.
Employee experience and overall business processes are changing as employees embrace remote work post-pandemic.
From July 2023, parents hoping to qualify for the extended parental pay scheme will be assessed on their combined income.
The new legislation is intended to support low-paid employees, particularly women, in negotiating better pay packages and working conditions.
To better protect employees’ mental health and wellbeing, the Senator committee is advocating for new protections for flexible work.
The paid parental leave scheme (PPL) will increase by two weeks every year from 1 July 2024 until it hits the full 26 weeks in July 2026.
Retired Australian women typically have 23.1% less in their pension accounts than men, said the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
A hybrid work pattern with some days in the office and others at home is becoming the norm, but with big discrepancies depending on occupation.
A “motherhood penalty” sees earnings fall by an average of 55% in the first five years of parenthood, according to new analysis by Australia’s Treasury.
After working from home for two years, 35% of employees are still citing poor connectivity and network issues as ongoing hindrances.
A study found that employees who switch to a four-day workweek sleep an hour more than they did when working five days a week.
Employers are mandated to prevent sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace under laws to be introduced into parliament.
Instead of multi-employer bargaining, the Australian government has been urged to increase productivity to raise wages.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been urged to focus on paid parental leave and pension entitlements.
A labour union is calling on the government to axe the standard five-day workweek to boost productivity and employee wellbeing.
The benchmarking tool is designed to help organisations focus on employee wellbeing and improve organisational leadership.
Unions have called for paid parental leave to be extended to 52 weeks, paying parents their actual wage and including superannuation.
A Gartner survey revealed that, over the last 12 months, almost 50% of jobseekers did not apply to roles without wages disclosed.
Unions and the Business Council of Australia argue that this will result in employees being paid more in wages.
Men are expected to receive AUD$160.6 billion of that money, while AUD$82.9 billion will go to women.
Australia is set to lift its intake of migrants to a record 200,000 arrivals a year as it attempts to combat a drastic shortage of workers.
