Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Head of Industry Policy and Development Louise McGrath and Principal Advisor – Workplace Relations Policy Yoness Blackmore represented Ai Group at Parliament House in Canberra today to support our submission to the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 Senate Inquiry. Ai Group supports and advocates the advancement of #GenderEquality and other measures that contribute to safe and respectful Australian workplaces. However, we are concerned the Bill as proposed will introduce new onerous requirements on employers with 500+ employees and potentially jeopardise their ability to successfully win government work. Read our opening statement to the Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration here: ➡ https://lnkd.in/geqAqkNc #AiGroup #HereForBusiness #MemberEngagement
Thank you for representing on this important issue. I am all for looking at the gender equality in workplaces, but when companies are told they HAVE to have a certain percentage, then they are put in a position of potentially hiring someone who is not a good fit, or not the right person for the job, simply to get their percentages correct. That doesn't help the company, nor their customers.
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