BP was one of the first companies to be awarded the Flex Able Certification back in 2014. Flexible working has been embedded within BP for many years and they are now tweaking their processes for excellence rather than starting from scratch. For example, Lisa and...
I’m a girl known to have a motto for every occasion. Some of my friends can pre-empt these before I even get to mention them these days; needless to say, they’ve given me a foundation to forge ahead in the professional world. The mottos have given me the resilience to...
If you currently have children in long day care, family day care or any before or after school care then the changes to Child Care payments will affect you.The Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate will disappear and be replaced with one Child Care Subsidy. The...
In recent years there has been a significant amount of research delving into what women want from the organizations in which they work. For many of you, the findings from numerous studies into what women want in the workplace may not come as a surprise, but the truth...
When I performed the Flex Able Certification audit with HSBC Australia, three key initiatives jumped out to me immediately as tangible proof of a genuine desire to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the bank’s client base: An advocate for pay equity, HSBC...
When AustralianSuper asked their employees in a recent survey if their flexible work arrangements allowed them to balance their work and home life, 94% of their team said ‘Yes’. This is a 5% increase on last year and puts AustralianSuper 14% higher than average. This...
Cassandra Benn was drawn to AARNet due to their family friendly working environment, which was ideal for her young family. She was seven months pregnant when promoted to Executive Assistant to the CEO.
Back in the days, finding a job involved grabbing the local paper, a yellow highlighter and circling the ones that stood out. This is what Kylie Gibbons did when she saw the refinery job at Alcoa.
Life has its highs and lows. Southeastern has programmes and resources to support employees and their mental wellbeing, which was invaluable when the pandemic hit.
Michele Huey, Group Executive for NSW at Transurban, has had the opportunity to work with many incredible leaders and colleagues over the years. Her continued connection with them brought opportunities with previous organisations, including Transurban.
Georgina Boots, State Manager for ASX-listed financial technology company Iress, says her achievements wouldn’t have been possible without the support of her employer. She opens up about the best career decision she ever made.
Burnout is a real and deliberating reality for many people at work. It’s happened to Louise Miller, and she shares her tips to stop it happening to you.