PAY EQUITY – AUSTRALIA

Discrimination rise feeds gender pay gap

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 5 : 22-Aug-19

Research by KPMG has concluded that discrimination against women accounts for 39 per cent of the gender pay gap. The research also found that although women are just as likely as their male colleagues to ask for a pay rise, women are much less likely to actually receive an increase. Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Libby Lyons says addressing the gender pay gap requires action on the issue of "ingrained" gender stereotypes.

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KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY, GLASSDOOR INCORPORATED

No change to hourly pay gap in 10 years

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Original article by David Uren
The Australian – Page: 2 : 24-Jan-19

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released a report which concludes that the average hourly pay of women is still 11 per cent lower than their male peers. The report shows that the gender pay gap is widest in the health sector, at 25 per cent, despite the fact that women account for nearly 80 per cent of workers in the sector. In contrast, sectors such as manufacturing, hospitality and the public service are among those with the narrowest gender pay gap.

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AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESS

Shorten government would introduce Fair Work pay equity rules

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Original article by Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 18-Dec-18

Measures aimed at reducing the gender pay gap will be unveiled at Labor’s national conference on 18 December. Amongst other things, a Labor government would give the Fair Work Commission greater power to undertake pay equity reviews and increase wages in sectors where the majority of workers are women. Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek says the existing laws on pay equity have proven to be inadequate.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY

Female pay gap exposes unions

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 10 : 28-Sep-18

The Menzies Research Centre’s analysis of the salary disclosures of 11 large trade unions in Australia shows that senior male officials were paid an average of $199,580 in 2017-18. In contrast, the average salary of the top female officials was just $162,669. The gender pay gap for the unions’ top five positions was 20.38 per cent in 2017-18. John Slater of the Menzies Research Centre says the union gender pay gap supports other data which suggests that many women are reluctant to take up jobs with high salaries but long and unpredictable hours of work.

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THE MENZIES RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS COMMISSION, GRATTAN INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, ACTU, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Pay gap at lowest in 20 years as employers react

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 2 : 17-Aug-18

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency estimates that the national gender pay gap for full-time employees fell to 14.6 per cent in 2017-18, compared with 15.3 per cent in the previous financial year. The full-time average weekly earnings of men was $1,678.40, compared with $1,433.60 for women. The agency’s director Libby Lyons says the national gender pay gap could be eliminated if all employers undertook a pay audit and took appropriate action.

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AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Labor leader vows to end great divide, revive wages

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson, John Ferguson, Ben Potter
The Australian – Page: 4 : 28-May-18

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten told Victorian Labor’s state conference on 27 May that inequality is increasing in Australia. With federal Labor due to face five by-elections on 28 July, Shorten flagged plans to reduce national debt, cut income taxes, and boost education and health funding if Labor wins the next election. The previous day had seen Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews promised to impose jail terms on employers who underpay staff or whose employees are killed on the job.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA

Lendlease tops up pool to close pay gap

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Original article by Turi Condon
The Australian – Page: 19 & 23 : 26-Jul-17

Lendlease CEO Steve McCann says companies need to constantly monitor salaries to combat the gender pay. Lendlease has increased its salary pool in recent years to ensure pay equity, and the company has been actively monitoring the salaries of male and female workers in comparable roles since 2014. Meanwhile, the Property Male Champions of Change has advised that the gender balance in leadership roles at its member organisations rose to 30 per cent in 2016-17, compared with 22.1 per cent in 2014-15.

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LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, PROPERTY MALE CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE, DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP – ASX DXS, STOCKLAND – ASX SGP, MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, SCENTRE GROUP – ASX SCG, SAVILLS (AUST) HOLDINGS PTY LTD, CUSHMAN AND WAKEFIELD PTY LTD, FRASERS PROPERTY GROUP, JONES LANG LASALLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CHARTER HALL GROUP – ASX CHC, GPT GROUP – ASX GPT, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

‘Glass walls’ contribute to gender pay gap

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Original article by Stephanie Peatling
The Age – Page: 13 : 8-Jun-17

A report produced by the Senate’s Finance & Public Administration Committee has made a number of recommendations aimed at addressing the gender pay gap. They include amending the Fair Work Act to include the objective of achieving pay equity and developing a national strategy on the issue. Australian Labor Party senator Jenny McAllister says the gender pay gap has narrowed by just one per cent to 16 per cent over the last two decades.

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AUSTRALIA. SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Widening wage gap blamed on bias

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 5 : 28-Oct-16

KPMG Australia has released a report which concludes that gender discrimination accounted for 38 per cent of the gap between the wages of men and women in 2014. This compares with 35 per cent in 2007. The report also notes that 30 per cent of the pay gap is due to the fact that more men tend to work in certain industries, in which the wages are typically higher than those for industries where women are over-represented. Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Libby Lyons stresses the need for action to address the gender pay gap.

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KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY

Gender parity still lacking in Australia’s workforce

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 8-Mar-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 54.5 per cent of Australian women were employed in the year to January 2016, compared with 52.5 per cent in the year to January 2006. The proportion of women employed part-time has risen from 25.7 per cent to 26.2 per cent over this period, and the proportion of women employed full-time has increased from 26.8 per cent to 28.3 per cent. In contrast, the proportion of employed men has fallen from 66.8 per cent to 65.6 per cent, driven by a decrease (from 54.6 per cent to 51.0 per cent) in those working full-time. Meanwhile, 6.5 per cent of Australian men and 3.1 per cent of women work full-time in jobs that fall under the "Professionals" category, while 12.2 per cent of men and 6.5 per cent of women hold managerial roles. The survey also shows that women tend to earn less than their male colleagues, except in lower salary echelons.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED