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Connecting people creates opportunities: A Q&A with nbn
Find out how nbn’s active approach to DEI is reflected in its mission to deliver improved connectivity to rural and regional Australia.
The inside story: What flexible working at Deloitte looks like
Real stories from real employees at Deloitte share how Deloitte are leading the way with flexible working arrangements
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WORK180 raises £1.2m off the back of unprecedented success in the UK market
Melbourne 1 August 2019… WORK180, a global jobs platform focused on employers who support women’s careers has expanded its Series A-1 round to raise £1.2 million - $1.5 million (USD) / $2.2 million (AUD) - to accelerate its global expansion into the UK. The raise -...
WORK180 raises $2.2m off the back of unprecedented success in the UK market
WORK180, a global jobs platform focused on employers who support women’s careers has expanded its Series A-1 round to raise $2.2 million to accelerate its global expansion into the UK. The raise -- which more than doubles WORK180’s two previous raises of combined $2m...
Initiatives a workplace could take to support expecting parents
Since starting at Nova Systems in 2017, I have experienced a huge amount of support and flexibility when it comes to juggling my family and a full time role. Late last year my partner and I decided to extend our family. Initially I had fears of going through pregnancy...
Parental leave: a man’s world too
Greg Hogg has been an engineer for 17 years and a father of one, and his work doesn’t stop there. “My responsibility at work is to be a structural engineer. To me, that means helping architects design, and builders build, good quality buildings and infrastructure. In...
WORK180 teams up with Parents at Work and APLEN to advance parental leave equality
Here’s your chance to have a say on how working parents and carers are supported in the workplace and our communities. A national survey has been launched to collect stories from working parents across the nation on how they balance work and caring responsibilities....
Strength and support: An insurance career at WorkCover
The art of change: a journey to Australia British-born Becky Stables didn’t expect to become a business analyst. She studied art, music and maths at school and then commenced a textiles and design degree. At the end of the first term, however, she dropped out. “I...
Women in mining: at home, here
Progression at BHP We first interviewed BHP’s Melissa Johnson in July 2017. BHP had just become a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and Melissa had recently moved to BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s Hay Point Coal Terminal, as Maintenance Manager. A year or two prior to this, she...
How to break into the tech industry and create a rewarding career
So, you want to get into tech? Well, now’s the right time. With new innovations impacting just about every aspect of our lives, tech-based companies are experiencing massive growth, and that’s creating some really amazing opportunities. But there’s another reason to...
Malala Day: Lessons from a hero
On October 9th 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban. She was targeted because she campaigned for the rights of Pakistani girls to go to school, in defiance of their attempts to outlaw education for girls. Malala survived and is now...