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Recommendation 1 – Make it easier for employers to report to WGEA and improve collection and sharing of gender data
1.1 Improve the quality of data reported to WGEA, and reduce the regulatory burden for employers…
Current approach
The Workplace Gender Equality Act provides that all relevant employers must prepare a public report to WGEA containing information about the employer against six gender equality indicators (GEIs). The GEIs make up the Workplace…
As required by the Terms of Reference, this report assesses the effectiveness of WGEA’s existing practices in the promotion and improvement of gender equality in Australian workplaces, and identifies areas of future focus for WGEA. In line with the…
Overview of the WGEA Review Report
This report proposes ten recommendations to accelerate progress on gender equality in workplaces and streamline reporting for employers to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
The headline recommendations…
Current ‘minimum standards’
Under the Workplace Gender Equality Act, the Minister sets the minimum standards in relation to gender equality indicators (section 19 of the Act).
The Workplace Gender Equality (Minimum Standards) Instrument…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' AffairsI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with…
Established by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Workplace Gender Equality Act), the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) manages a reporting program, in which non-public sector employers with 100 or more employees (‘relevant employers’)…
Opal, also known to Indigenous people as the fire of the desert, is a powerful symbol of Australia's arid interior.
Australia is home to the world's highest quality, precious opal. The most famous is black opal from…
In March 2022, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) published the report on the Australian Government’s 2021 Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (WGE Act). In August 2022, the Australian Government committed to…
The government recognises that gender equality is a global public good and is committed to Australia being a global leader on gender equality.The government’s objective is to deliver outcomes for all Australians by ensuring gender equality and women…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Appointment of the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia…
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIAPublic Service Act 1999Public Service (Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs) Appointment 2023I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of…
Current approach
The functions and powers of WGEA as set out in the Workplace Gender Equality Act include (section 10 of the Act):
Advising and assisting employers in promoting and improving gender equality in the workplace…
A rapid growth sector, historically undervaluedThe care and support economy is a significant contributor to employment, economic growth and societal well-being in Australia. Yet, care and support work has not traditionally been…
Current approach
Australian employers are highly compliant with the Act. In the 2019-20 reporting period, 97.5 per cent of relevant employers complied with the Act. WGEA works closely with relevant employers to assist them in complying with their…
Current approach
WGEA collects gender data on employees, however it is not mandatory to report to WGEA on additional diversity data such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, age, location, cultural and linguistic background and…
On Tuesday 14 May 2024, the Treasurer, the Hon Jim Chalmers MP, delivered the 2024–25 Federal Budget.The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet will play a key role in delivering Budget initiatives, including:establishing an…
APS staff at all levels can benefit from confidential support to talk through an integrity issue causing them concern. Early advice can also prevent issues from getting worse. Agencies have adopted various models that are adapted to their specific…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has finalised a review into the circumstances of the lease of the Port of Darwin. The review found that:there is a robust regulatory system in place to manage risks to critical infrastructure,…
The Australian Government has released new and updated educational resources to strengthen knowledge of Australia’s national symbols.
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, the Hon Patrick Gorman MP, launched the resources on 3 September 2022…
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
Summary of WGEA Review recommendations
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1. Make it easier for employers to report to WGEA and improve collection and sharing of gender data…
Correspondence between the Prime Minister’s Office and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Minister for Foreign Affairs office and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding international…
Current approach
Employers report remuneration data to WGEA, but no individual employee remuneration is published by WGEA. WGEA uses this remuneration data to publish gender pay gaps by industry – e.g. for the mining, health care and social…
Funding has been provided to NATIONAL ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER WOMEN'S ALLIANCE (INDIGENOUS CORP) through programme 1.1 Office for Women, to deliver outcomes leading to improving gender equality.
Australian Government agencies maintain capabilities to operationalise their designated roles under national plans. The Australian Government also maintains a number of capabilities to support whole of Afustralian Government and national…