Carsales Family-Friendly Workplace Case Study
What is Family Friendly Workplaces? Parents At Work and UNICEF Australia have united with industry and community leaders to develop National Work + Family Standards in a response to results of the National Working Families Report and the impact of COVID-19 on families and workplaces. The aim in establishing these standards is to: Educate employers on the importance […]
Ipswich Hospital: Cutting Sick Leave & Agency Costs During Holidays
Overview Ipswich Hospital is the largest hospital in the West Moreton Hospital and Health Service based in Queensland, Australia. The hospital provides a range of specialist health services with over 2000 doctors, nurses and other health professionals employed at the hospital. Key Challenges Ipswich Hospital experienced 2 key health service challenges: Roll out of training […]
2024 HR Calendar: Key Dates for Family-Friendly Workplaces
We’re all familiar with that saying: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. We understand that returning to work in the new year means picking up unfinished tasks, competing priorities and barely any time to breathe! So, we thought we’d help you get a head start in your 2024 HR community and […]
Nine Case Study: Corporate School Holiday Program
Overview Nine reported to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) that 100% of primary carers in their workplace were women. Nine was made aware that this was a driver for their parental employees to take leave for childcare responsibilities when they struggle to find alternative care arrangements. Nine discovered that the school holiday periods have […]
Westpac Case Study: KidsCo Corporate Program
Overview Westpac reported to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) that 1,445 of their working mums and 760 working dads took leave during school holidays for childcare responsibilities. When investigating Westpac discovered that 84% of their working mums are primary carers in their household. This resulted in over 7% of their team who have childcare […]
Cotton On Group Case Study: Enhancing Workplace Culture
Overview During Cotton On Group’s annual report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) over 200 of their parental employees took sick leave during the school holidays for childcare responsibilities. Cotton On found that 14% of their parental employees with primary caring responsibilities cease employment before returning to work. This negatively impacted workplace culture, employee […]
How Ford increased productivity by 55% and engagement by 76%
Ford Overview Ford identified lulls in productivity and engagement during the school holiday periods. After investigating and having conversations with their staff it was clear that the key demographic impacted was their parents. KidsCo was engaged to help understand the key challenges parents were facing during the affected period and to provide an onsite school […]
Corrs Chambers Westgarth Case Study: Family-Friendly Success
Overview Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Corrs) reported to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) that 97% of primary carers in their workplace were women. After further investigation, Corrs discovered that the school holiday periods have a decrease in engagement and productivity due to juggling childcare and workplace responsibilities. A bulk of Corrs employees with primary carer […]
Strategies & Secrets to Maximising Employee Engagement & Retention
The strategies and secrets to maximising ‘Employee Engagement & Retention’: A panel discussion KidsCo recently hosted an exciting HR panel discussion event on 13 September at the wonderful QT Melbourne, focused on maximising ‘Employee Engagement and Retention’ with some of the best HR experts on the panel: Craig Taylor, Chief People Officer at Mondelēz International […]
4 Ways to Make Returning to the Office Worth It
4 ways you can make the return to the office worth it The return-to-office saga continues! Spending more time commuting, incurring additional expenses and being away from family commitments truly raises the question for employees of whether the return is worth it. We get it. The struggle is real when it comes to enticing employees […]
