The company has been named as part of 120 organisations who are actively showing workplace gender equality
Daimler Truck and Bus Australia has been named on the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) list of employers of choice for gender equality in 2022.
The WGEA yellow tick is awarded to organisations who drive progress towards gender equality for their employees, with 12 organisations receiving the citation for the first time this year.
This citation sets employers apart from other organisations through a range of factors, including a lower gender pay gap, better paid parental leave policies and more women on their boards.
Daimler has now held the WGEA yellow tick for four years, with citation years ranging from 2021 to 2023.
According to WGEA’s data set, these employers have an average gender pay gap of 18.9 per cent compared to 23 per cent for other organisations, with 35 per cent having women on their boards compared to 28 per cent for others.
These companies on the list are more likely to have longer periods of paid parental leave, with 14 weeks available on average, pay superannuation to employees on employer-funded paid parental leave and have more male managers taking up paid parental leave opportunities.
“Critically, these organisations are delivering on a formula that sees better support structures in place for working families, stronger actions to address pay inequalities and strategic recruitment practices that help encourage the full participation of women at work,” WGEA director Mary Wooldridge says.
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“Our WGEA employers of choice are closing their pay gaps faster, have a higher proportion of women in management, a stronger pipeline of women moving into senior management, a higher representation of women on their boards and a higher proportion of female employees working full-time than other employers.
“We extend our congratulations to these leading employers and look forward to working with them closely to help accelerate positive change across all Australian workplaces.”