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Govt moves timetable on power station closure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... option to claim any losses up to $225 million each year until mid-2027 from the state government - if it can maintain its workforce, share some of its profits, and generate at least 6 terawatt hours each year. The deal, Premier Chris Minns says, is to ...

Podcast: ESG jobs in 2024 - Salaries, career tips and more with Simon Gvalda

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... recruitment trends, the key skills that candidates must develop, the impact of the pandemic and work-from-home on an emerging workforce, and whether ESG roles are still in high demand in 2024. Listen here.

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... in Sydney this week. The big problem is there is a fundamental lack of data on disability inclusion in the Australian workforce. This lack of data makes it difficult for financiers to allocate capital correctly. "There is a historical... cultural separatism ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Laws have been tabled to establish a new independent authority responsible for boosting climate investment, alongside $1 billion for solar that analysts claim will generate up to $400 billion of private capital. The Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024 ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... tasked with investigating the economic consequences of menopause and perimenopause, including but not limited to, reduced workforce participation, productivity and retirement planning; the physical health impacts, including menopausal and perimenopausal ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... concurrently and removing any assumptions around primary care. "The data is clear - that when women take time out of the workforce to raise children it impacts their retirement incomes with women retiring, on average, with about 25% less super than men," ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability. This means that the pay gap could be taken as proxy for where the distribution of power lies in a company. And the workforce participation data confirms this, with results showing a clear skew in power to the side of men. Most management ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... is encouraging to see that gender pay gaps for almost one-third of employers are close to gender parity within their workforce," she said. Wooldridge said gender pay gaps should target +/-5%. This signifies that a workplace "has a focus on identifying ...

AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... issued a mandate for fairer compensation structures, warning companies it will take the cost of living, as well as wider workforce pay, into account when voting on increases to executive remuneration packages. "As part of our responsible investor commitments ...

Podcast: Does DEI improve financial return - Raymone Jackson

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Empirical evidence is clear: having a workforce that is diverse across a broad range of gender, cultural background and cognitive background results in better decision making. Here to talk about this topic is Raymone Jackson, head of Diversity, Equity ...