DCA's Guide to Conducting a Diversity Survey - How to ask your employees about their diversity.
Flexibility
Adopting a flexible approach to work will assist in attracting and retaining talent in a diverse workforce.
In this section, you will find the following resources to help you successfuly implement flexible working and other work-life initiatives.
DCA Research
In 2020, Do We Still Really Need Workplace Gender Equality?
It’s been over 100 years since the first IWD and we’ve come a long way in creating gender equality – but we still have a long way to go. In 2020, gender inequalities continue to limit the ability of both men and women to be respected and to contribute at work and at home.
She's Price(d)less - 2019 update report
She’s Price(d)less is the third in a series of reports that uses econometric modelling applied to data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to unpack the factors that contribute to the gender pay gap.
Let’s Share the Care
DCA's Let’s Share the Care at Home and Work report, timed to coincide with Mother’s Day on 12 May 2019, is a call to action to end the gender pay gap by enabling women and men in Australian families to ‘share the care’ more equitably.
Myth Busting Flexibility
The future of work demands flexibility in the way individuals, teams, and organisations work. This DCA guide draws on research to debunk some of the more common myths and inaccurate assumptions about workplace flexibility.
Future-Flex
Future-Flex is a new way of thinking about workplace flexibility and is about more than just accommodating an individual’s needs – it is about re-designing work at a team or organisation level to maximise performance and wellbeing.
Future-Flex - Mainstreaming Flexibility By Team Design
Through this project DCA aims to assist organisations by providing practical guidance for managers, teams, and individuals on how to mainstream workplace flexibility through team design.
Future-Flex: Mainstreaming Flexibility By Design (Retail Guide)
Future-Flex is a new DCA initiative comprising evidence-based practical guidelines for HR and diversity practitioners and managers and team leaders, on how to implement and mainstream flexible work through job and work (re)design.
Get Flexible!
DCA have released a landmark research report titled Get Flexible: Mainstreaming Flexible Work in Australian Business.
Men Get Flexible!
Although not new, men and flexibility is currently a ‘hot’ topic driven by the increasing number of dual-earner families, intensified fathering expectations and growing recognition that flexible work can generate positive outcomes for men, women, families and organisations.
Working for the Future: A National Survey of Employees
DCA's national, representative survey of Australian employees measuring employment conditions, diversity demographics, employee engagement and well-being, productivity, business effectiveness and workforce planning capacity.
Case Studies
Future-Flex at NAB
Case Study
19 Mar 2020
THINK FLEXIBLY, WORK FLEXIBLY: NAB Marrickville Business Banking Pilot work redesign and flexibility.
Future-Flex Work Design at IAG
Case Study
19 Mar 2020
Creating a workplace where employees can fully contribute is one way IAG brings to life for its employees its purpose – we make your world a safer place.
News
DCA Submission in response to the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022
Media releases
24 Jan 2023
Diversity Council Australia has long advocated for improvements in parental leave provisions in Australia. We welcome the recently tabled changes and commend the government for acting.
Federal Government’s improved Parental Leave Policy - great step forward for families and employers.
Media releases
19 Oct 2022
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has welcomed the pre-budget announcement by the federal government that they will be increasing government funded paid parental leave to 26 weeks.
Inclusion at work – an antidote to the great resignation
Media releases
09 Dec 2021
Perspectives
Work and Care Inquiry Submission
Submissions
08 Sep 2022
DCA has made a submission in response to the Senate Select Committee on Work and Care inquiry.
Flexibility a powerful tool for employers facing office return reluctance
Opinion pieces
25 Apr 2022
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are looking for more meaningful work or a better life balance – and savvy employers can reap the benefits of a flexible approach.
Childlessness – the unspoken workplace inclusion issue
Blog
11 Oct 2021
As workplaces become more inclusive and family-friendly, there is still a very large group of people who remain unseen.
Webcasts from past events
09 Feb 2023
At this event we share with members how Smartgroup Corporation pivoted from an outdated tenure-based parental leave policy, to a nation-leading program that was both generous and inclusive – and would become a major draw card to attract new talent as well as retain team members of all family types and genders.
28 Jun 2022
As we return to COVID-normal, are we in danger of creating a two-class system where those who return to face-to-face work leave behind those who continue to work virtually?