Media Releases
DCA calls for early adoption of new ASX guidelines on gender diversity
22 July 2010
Australian companies are being urged to make early adoption of new ASX reporting guidelines on gender diversity a top priority. More
Findings of Working for the Future: A National Survey of Employees
1 July 2010
A major new study into the attitudes of Australian workplace participants has shown that companies that fail to keep up with community expectations about key issues like work-life balance are at risk of lower productivity and higher staff turnover. More
Call for a simpler and more flexible paid parental leave scheme
9 June 2010
A major debate held by DCA saw leading employers largely welcome the introduction of the federal government’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme but called for it to be as simple and as easy as possible to administer. More
The gender pay gap is costing the country billions in lost output
25 March 2010
A new report has outlined the huge cost to the economy of the persistent gap between male and female wages in Australia. More
DCA calls for industry-specific targets for women in leadership positions
26 November 2009
Diversity Council Australia calls for the establishment of industry-specific gender targets for women on boards and in executive, senior and middle management. More
Are you ready for the new workplace laws?
29 October 2009
Diversity Council Australia has launched a new program to help businesses implement workplace flexibility in the lead up to new laws which come into effect on January first 2010. More
Diversity weathers the GFC storm
10 September 2009
A new survey indicates the diversity agenda of Australia’s leading organisations has weathered the impacts of the GFC storm better than expected.
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New report puts Indigenous employees on the record
7 August 2009
National Australia Bank and Diversity Council Australia released a joint report that investigates employment initiatives from the perspective of Indigenous employees in the corporate sector. More
Preventing sexual harassment is not about being a party-pooper
20 November 2008
Diversity Council Australia warns employers to be aware of the risk of harassment during festive season celebrations. More
Australia lagging behind on women in leadership roles
29 October 2008
Diversity Council Australia is alarmed at the EOWA results released yesterday that show a decline in the number of women in executive leadership roles and on boards in Australia’s ASX 200 companies. More
