Diversity needs to remain in focus for corporate organisations, with the latest statistics of women on boards and at executive level still showing vast imbalance. In the new ASX Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations on Diversity report, which analyses the disclosures on diversity statistics for financial years ending 1 January 2015 to 31 December...

The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) conducted consultations on strategies to increase culturally diverse employment in local councils across Victoria. The consultations uncovered an intergenerational fissure over the benefits of diversity for Human Resources (HR) managers. A group of HR managers from a range of local government councils including inner urban and outer growth...

FECCA is pleased to announce the release of a special edition of Australian Mosaic. Issue 42, is a snapshot of the FECCA 2015 National Biennial Conference: Building a better future for all Australians, held in partnership with Ethnic Communities Council of NSW (ECC NSW). This years' Conference incorporated Multicultural NSW's (MNSW) annual symposium, with the...

Recently the ECCV was requested to review the Essential Services Commission’s (ESC) draft report Supporting Customers, Avoiding Labels: Energy Hardship Inquiry Report, September 2015. While ECCV understands that the term ‘vulnerable’ can sometimes be abused, the significant changes proposed by the ESC’s draft report will tip the regulatory balance in favour of the retailer and...

Provides a series of detailed surveys on social cohesion, immigration and population issues. This report presents the findings of the eighth Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion national survey, conducted in June-July 2015. The report builds on the knowledge gained through the seven earlier Scanlon Foundation national surveys (2007, 2009-2014) which provide, for the first time...