Posts tagged Australian Workplace Equality Index

This year marked the first time that a non-private commercial organisation was awarded Employer of the Year status.

“Five or six years ago questions around trans and intersex inclusion weren’t considered by organisations and weren’t part of our benchmark, but now they are.”

“One of the challenges facing organisations is how to ensure that such positive steps are reaching all their employees, irrespective of their distance from head office.”

The survey also found that 13 per cent of gender diverse employees experienced ‘very high’ or ‘high’ levels of anxiety when applying for jobs.

“There were many people that didn’t get enough credit for the work they do – they worked tirelessly and hard and they made marriage equality happen.”

Professional services firm EY was named employer of the year for LGBTI inclusion.

Melbourne’s Gay and Lesbian Organisation of Business and Enterprise, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association and the Brisbane Gay and Lesbian Business Network call for Telstra to be boycotted.

Number of public bodies in Australia’s top 10 most LGBTI-friendly employees has halved in five years.

With Pride in Diversity celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, its director Dawn Hough sat down with the Star Observer to reflect on the organisation’s enormous progress.