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No movement on gender pay gap; 'Secure Jobs' Act implementation timeframe
Employers have made zero progress in closing the gender pay gap over the past year, new research shows. Meanwhile the Fair Work Commission has set out the timeframes for when various elements of the new IR laws will come into effect.
Australian women have earned, on average, 22.8% less than men for two years now, meaning employers must step up their practices, Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Mary Wooldridge says.
"At a time when Australia is experiencing a critical skills and labour shortage, WGEA's annual Employer Census shows that too many employers have failed to step up on gender equality, leaving many women no better off than they were 12 months ago...
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