Recommendations from the Australian Government’s review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 will drive the change needed to achieve gender equity.
The mining industry stands ready to work with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) to implement the recommendations.
The MCA advocated for streamlined reporting for employers, including utilisation of the data already provided to the government through systems such as Single Touch Payroll.
Improved integration of government data systems will ease the reporting burden for employers and provide all government agencies with better information for policy development.
The decision to publish organisation gender pay gaps will accelerate action to close them.
The mining industry pushed for this change in the hope that an increase in transparent data will drive more decisive action.
This data will also allow companies to partner with each other to achieve this goal.
