Employers keen to understand the risks they face as mature-age workers retire often go about it the wrong way, according to an expert on diversity and inclusion.
Workplace re-entry of employees who have been affected by domestic violence should be handled with the same level of sophistication as a return-to-work plan for illness or injury, according to an HR manager.
The number of employers benchmarking their inclusion and equality initiatives for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) workers has more than doubled in the past five years, and "best practice" in this area has evolved significantly, according to employer support organisation Pride in Diversity.
Reaping the business benefits of a more diverse workforce will not happen without a genuine, long-term commitment to embed inclusion efforts throughout the organisation, according to lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills.
The Federal Government's move to restrict so-called 'double-dipping' of parental leave is an unnecessary setback for recent progress in making workplaces more family friendly, says Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa Annese.
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