Angela Priestley, Author at SmartCompany

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Jeff Kennett wants pay cuts for those working from home. Here’s why it wouldn’t work

If you’re working from home today, you’re saving money and stress on commuting. So why not take a pay cut to help compensate those who have no choice but to go to a place of work?

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Paypa Plane shows how startups can embrace paid parental leave equality

The parental leave policy removes the “primary” and “secondary” labels that can too often be applied to parents from employers and governments.

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A CEO went viral for her LinkedIn post about leading a meeting while breastfeeding. Here’s why it matters

If you thought that in 2023 the idea of women CEOs approaching investors while pregnant wouldn’t inspire bias or be an issue, you’re sadly mistaken.

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ACSI slams Australia’s biggest companies for poor gender diversity

A policy could see ACSI issuing recommendations “against” male director re-elections, where companies fail to meet the minimum of women holding 30% of board seats.

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Praised by Joe Biden last year, this Aussie CEO has been ousted from the company she founded

Richard Paine will replace Kristy Carr as interim CEO until a new permanent CEO is appointed for Bubs Australia.

Texts accusing employee of “collecting salary while sitting on your ass” reflects wider lack of respect for working mothers

When a new mother returned from parental leave to her law firm, she received the comments from a male colleague, who also went on to call out the woman’s “character”.

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Tech startup Sidekicker recruits female-dominated leadership team amid company expansion

While Sidekicker will have a male CEO — co-founder Thomas Amos — he’ll by outnumbered by women taking on key leadership roles.

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Australia is getting closer to world-class paid parental leave

There have been no significant reform promises made by the Albanese government, but the push is strong — and coming from numerous places.

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Cutting gender equality in half could generate an extra $111 billion per year for Australia: ACTU

The ACTU has outlined the $111 billion target off the idea of getting another 893,000 women into the workforce, should the participation rate reach the same as men.

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Jennifer Westacott and Sally McManus demonstrate the power of collaboration as Jobs Summit approaches

In a television appearance, Westacott and McManus shared a type of leadership and conciliation that we haven’t seen much of lately.

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The care sector is where Australia is facing the worst skills shortages, despite tech dominating the discussion

We’ve long been conditioned to think about the future of work as being all about tech, but no matter what the future of work brings, the caring economy will underpin it all.

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Figures show more women are joining ASX 200 boards, but the index just got a new all-male group

Just when we thought all-male boards on the ASX 200 were a thing of the past, another has joined the club of Australia’s largest listed entities.

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