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More employers act on gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... financial year, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) says, as one in five (21%) report an average gender pay gap in the target range of -5% and +5%. The second publication of the national gender pay gap, which analysed 7800 employers and ...

ESG pay skyrockets - but gap widens

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... New Zealanders are leaving the country at a record rate and over half are coming to Australia," said Evans. The gender pay gap has widened to 3.8% - though still well below the national gap of 11.5%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... which recently put out their analysis of financial equality for women, the Financy Women's Index. The national gender pay gap fell to 11.5% in May, and Financy estimates 22.6 years to achieve equal pay. Employment equality is expected by 2049 and ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... (supply chain) emissions reduction target of net zero by 2045. It is also linked to a target of reducing Cromwell's gender pay gap to a maximum of 12% by 2028. Nationally, the median total remuneration gender pay gap of base salary plus benefits is 19%. ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

Why top firms have more women on boards: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... continued work needed to provide opportunities for women to thrive at all levels of leadership." The recent W GEA gender pay gap data release for entities with 100 or more employees also indicated a significant imbalance in higher paid roles, with a ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... and numerate women from entering Australia's $4 trillion finance sector. Its launch follows the release of gender pay gap data for super funds and asset managers. In financial services, the median total gender pay gap sits at 26%. Women comprise ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
While the latest pay gap data shows the gender pay gap in financial services sits at 26%, parity in ESG roles may be closer than it appears at first glance. Australian gender pay gap data was made publicly available for the first time last week for ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Financiers are calling for a more nuanced breakdown of the gender pay gap, including executive salaries, and metrics tracking race, disability, and gender diverse individuals. This week, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) revealed the median total ...
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