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Does a career as a ‘tradie’ spark your interest?
If you want to gain on-the-job skills, have a career with a significant salary, and avoid years at university, a trade role would be ideal for you.
4 Benefits of working in a start-up (for new parents!)
For new parents, making the move from a traditional corporate role to a start-up might seem risky. These insights from Aileen might change your mind!
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Flexible Working Week 2018
During Flexible Working Week, we encourage you to start the conversation with your employer around introducing #flexiblework arrangements into your role. Not sure how to ask? To help, download your free copy of "Guide to negotiating flexible working conditions" today...
Meet the Women shaping our future in Science
We’ve all read the stats and we see it every day in the office and on the streets. We want progress, especially in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), to get more women in these roles and leading the charge. And we are making progress. Women are changing...
Job Sharing – the new normal at Flex Able Certified BP
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...
Three mottos for the millennial professional to live by
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...
What is the new Child Care Subsidy and how will it affect you?
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...
What Women Want in the Workplace
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...
HSBC: Where flexible working and gender equality go hand in hand
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...
AustralianSuper finds 94% of staff balances family and work successfully
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...
Port of Brisbane Launches Marine Cadetship Program for Women
Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) has launched a leading Cadetship Program to encourage talented women to embark on a career in the industry. The maritime industry has traditionally attracted mostly men yet many women find it highly rewarding; we think you will...