Julie McKay on quotas, the merit myth and preventing violence against women
Right Now speaks to Julie McKay, Executive Director of the Australian National Committee for UN Women, on critical gender issues facing Australia and the Pacific region.
Tag Archives: employment rights
Flexibility the New Norm in the Workplace
Yolanda Beattie of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency says flexible work should be mainstreamed across Australia, and be equally accessible to women and men.
Migrants at Work: Unravelling the Web of Employment Law for New Arrivals
The Employment Law Project at the Footscray Community Legal Centre seeks to bridge information gaps by training multilingual representatives to educate their community on employment rights.
Superannuation: From privilege to right
Can the market be a vehicle for human rights? Aron Paul looks at how superannuation has been redefined over time from a privilege to a worker’s right.
Passing the buck on international students
The Australian Government and education providers make a nice profit from international students, but fail to protect them from being exploited in the workplace, writes Alexandra Hurley.