Employer Events
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For HR and DEI professionals, leaders and their people
Our members can join live or on-demand learning events and workshops designed to connect with experts, discuss ideas and share experiences and case studies.
Not an employer member? Speak to one of our consultants about the benefits of membership, which includes access to all upcoming and past events.
Featured Event
The Future of Paid Parental Leave
With changes to Australia’s Paid Parental Leave scheme coming into effect from 1 July 2025, including increased leave entitlements, superannuation on paid leave, and more flexibility in how leave can be taken, now is the perfect time for employers to evaluate their policies and the impact they are having.
Whether you’re refining a well-established policy or starting a refresh, this expert-led insights session offers strategic and legal insights to help you maximise your parental leave approach.
Emma Walsh, CEO of Parents at Work will lead the session and will be joined by an employment lawyer who will provide practical legal insights on what the recent legislative changes mean for employers.
Date: August 19th 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AEST
Duration: 60 minutes, online (Zoom)
2025 Employer Events
Flexible Work 2.0: The Trends You Can't Ignore in 2025
Two years have passed since our popular Building Neuroinclusive Workplaces session, which focused on how organisations can create supportive environments for neurodivergent employees and their carers. Since then, the conversation around neurodiversity in the workplace has evolved rapidly. The rise in diagnoses of neurodivergent conditions such as Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia, along with greater awareness and improved diagnostic practices, has brought neurodiversity to the forefront…
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Flexible Work 2.0: The Trends You Can't Ignore in 2025
The session will explore the evolving landscape of flexible work, delving into the challenges, opportunities, and best practices across various scenarios, including hybrid work, 4-day workweeks, and return-to-office mandates…
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Menopause At Work: Insights and Strategies for a Supportive Workplace
Whether you’re just beginning to explore how to address menopause and menstruation at work or already rolling out initiatives, you’re likely navigating some challenges or seeking clarity on the next steps…
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2024 Employer Events
What Women Want Now: the research evidence
In this special thought-leadership member event, we are delighted to welcome Professor Rae Cooper, Founding Director of the Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion@Work.
Parental Leave: Putting Best Practice into Practice
A practical session exploring questions from our employer community around implementation, measuring impact and the recent changes to government legislation.
Domestic & Family Violence: Shifting the Dial from Response to Prevention
How employers are playing a crucial role in preventing workplace harassment, and domestic & family violence through policy and workplace culture.
Engaging Dads in Parental Leave
Men are increasingly offered paid parental leave so why aren’t they taking it? We will explore the problem and hear potential solutions from our employer community.
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Best Practice Carers Policy and Support
October 2023
Does your carers policy best support your people?
This session explores:
- How to identify and better understand your carer population and how they fall within your carer policy
- What best practice looks like and its impact on employee wellbeing
- Some of the complexities encountered when supporting carers’ diverse set of needs
We were joined by Catherine McNair, Head of Diversity Inclusion and Wellbeing at QBE Insurance, and Louise Ferris, Board Member, Carers Queensland and Director Human Resources, McCullogh Robertson
Supporting Menopause & Reproductive Wellbeing in the Workplace
September 2023
Ensuring menopause and reproductive health is acknowledged and supported in the workplace is critical in working towards gender equality, research also shows it will result in improved health outcomes for employees.
In this session Amanda Hart, Chief People Officer from The a2Milk company discusses the recent launch of their Women’s Health Leave policy and the impact they have seen.
Thea O’Connor, Menopause in the Workplace expert and Kathleen Waite, GM Operations at Genea Fertility underline the importance of implementing supportive policies as well removing any stigma and taboo around discussing reproductive health.
Best Practice Parental Leave
July 2023
A session exploring how to build the business case for change and design a fit for purpose parental leave transition experience.
- Understanding the current state of parental leave (PL) policies and practices.
- The impact of parental leave on employees and organisations.
- Strategies for creating an inclusive parental leave policy and parental leave support that considers diverse family structures and needs.
- The role of employers and colleagues in supporting parents during and after leave.
We hear from Kate Furlong, National Director DEI, Deloitte Australia and Kim Annesley, Head of People and Culture, Cube Group who illustrate that, regardless of size, they have both developed and embedded best practice approaches that are having a real impact.
Creating Neuroinclusive Workplaces
May 2023
Understanding and supporting neurodiversity is key to DEI strategy and employee advocacy. What’s more, for employers, there is an opportunity for organisations to support and embrace the neurodistinct workforce and their allies.
In this popular session we hear from Natalie Phillips-Mason (she/her) is the founder of Inclusive Change, a Change Management consultancy with a focus on creating neuroinclusive workplaces. Natalie comes from a mixed neurotype family herself and believes that we all have a right to belong in a workplace.
Natalie is joined by Jean Capdevielle, Director, Bid and Value Marketing at Thales Australia. Jean leads the Accessibility and Neurodiversity Stream within Thales Australia alongside an amazing Employee Resource Group focused on making the workplace more inclusive.
How to Create an Employee Families Resource Network
February 2023
In this event, our guest speakers share leading practice on how to setting up an Employee Resource Group for employees with caring responsbilities including :
- The benefits of a Families Resource Group
- Who should be involved? How to engage them?
- How to create a purposeful and inclusive employee group?
- What should be on the group’s agenda?
- When to launch, how to keep going and how to ensure successful outcomes.
Family Friendly Workplaces presents:
How to become a family-inclusive employer
To support Australian employers understand how to become a more family-friendly workplace, we offer free webinars throughout the year.
These online education sessions deepen employers’ understanding, knowledge and capability on how to be a family-inclusive employer.
The change that occurs when an employer improves its family-friendly capability impacts workplace culture, employee’s work-life wellbeing and the wider economy.
Our facilitators are experts in family-friendly policies and practices, and have trained thousands of Executives, HR/DEI practitioners and Business Leaders.
They share their expertise and leading practice on flexibility, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing.
Special guests speakers featured at these events have included:
- Lainie Cassidy, Director – People & Inclusion at KPMG
- Hazel Rehn, Organisational Development Manager, HCF
- Amy Wild, Group Executive, Head of Corporate Operations, Investa
- Courtney Pond, Group Inclusion & Diversity Manager at the NRMA
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