Category: News and Media

Childlessness – the unspoken workplace inclusion issue

A blog piece to encourage you to reflect on issues that may be affecting employees who are childless, and not by choice.

Happy International Women’s Day 2022

March 8 is International Women’s Day and the theme this year is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. 

Australia should consider Iceland’s strategy to overcome the gender pay gap

Iceland has made it illegal to pay women less than men for similar work. This begs the question of whether Australian could and should be doing the same thing.

Early Childhood Productivity Commission Inquiry

Read DCA’s submission in response to the 2023 Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care.

Flexibility to combat office return reluctance

Business leaders also need to move away from the idea that flexibility is just about working from home.

Breaking the flex work stigma

While the gender pay gap continues to narrow, the gender flex gap has remained stagnant. Early release data from DCA’s Inclusion@Work Index indicates a worrying trend is to blame.

Breaking flex work stigma and closing the gender pay gap

DCA is calling on workplaces to address the gender flex gap by examining the role and impact of flexible working conditions.

National Carer Strategy

Read DCA’s comment on a discussion paper about the National Carer Strategy released by the Department of Social Services earlier this year.

Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973

DCA has made a submission in response to the review of the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973 (ML Act).

Building carer-friendly workplaces: why supporting carers is good for people and business

Elena Katrakis, CEO of Carers NSW, shares how organisations can build carer-friendly workplaces and why supporting carers is good for people and business.