We note that in reports of early November, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), using ABS data, revealed that the national gender pay gap presently stands at 14.6%, the lowest in twenty years. The WGEA noted that the gap had hovered between 15% and 19% over the past two decades.
Pay Equity – Is the Landscape Changing?
As traditional employer / employee relationships evolve, so does the complexity of these relationships and this complexity may foster further triggers of pay disparity.
Personal Income Tax Cuts
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Budget Office has released information on the financial implications, with distributions by gender, of the outcomes of the personal income tax changes announced in the May 2018 Commonwealth Budget.
Equal Pay for work of Equal Value
Given the considerable discussion and public comment in relation to the equality of pay, there is merit in addressing the challenge faced by employers in endeavouring to be fair in rewarding their workforce.
The Agenda
The Agenda is the must-read summary of issues influencing Boards of Directors and Government.
Unemployment and Employability
Year on year unemployment has declined from 5.9% to 5.4% with employment growth exceeding 380,000 over the last twelve months.
Job Descriptions – The Million Dollar Document
The for-and-against arguments for job descriptions come in and out like the tide.
The Agenda – March 2017
The Agenda is our must read summary of issues concerning Boards of Directors and Government.
The Agenda – November
The Agenda is our must read summary of issues concerning Boards of Directors and Government.
Egan Associates Quoted in the Australian Financial Review and Canberra Times
Egan Associates has featured in two articles, one on bonus pay in the public service and the other on the gender pay gap in Australia’s top Board rooms.