Headline numbers suggest that over the month to 16 April payroll jobs were down by 0.8 percent, but, over the year ended 16 April, payroll jobs were up 2.0 percent.
Women’s ability to step into the labour market in such large numbers is partly a reflection of the skills and expertise they have to offer, which are currently in high demand.
Boards are turning their attention to whether executives should be assessed against, and rewarded for, achieving sustainable outcomes in the interests of different stakeholder groups.
KPMG welcomes the Budget proposal to enhance the Paid Parental Leave scheme – which picks up some of the recommendations made in a KPMG policy paper issued last year as part of its gender equity series.
