I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples - Mother Theresa
Omesh Jethwani, Government projects and Programs Manager provides his insights on employing women in building trades and physical and policy changes in the work environment.
هلا ويكند - هو برنامجي الإذاعي على هلا أف إم
يومي الخميس والجمعة من كل أسبوع
من الساعة ٥ العصر وللساعة ٩ المسا
بدأنا مشوار هذا البرنامج يوم الثالث من يناير ٢٠١٣
ومستمرون إن شاء الرحمن
نستخدم أغلبية أساليب التسويق الإجتماعي والذكاء الوجداني لتوصيل مبادىء علم النفس الإعلامي للمستمع المحلي
وهي خطوة تُعتبر بحد ذاتها جديدة وسبّاقة لمجتمعنا المحلي
البرنامج من تقديمي أنا
"د. سامي الزدجالي"
ومن إخراج نصر الحوسني
Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs, engages in an insightful dialogue with Tamika Smith, the Founding Director of My Bella Casa, Executive Chair of Top 100 Women, and Founder of TSR Property Solutions.
The conversation delves into Tamika’s professional journey, notable achievements, and her perspectives on the construction sector, emphasising her dedication to social and affordable housing and women’s empowerment in the industry.
Construction is one of the largest sectors in Australia. Our industry packs its biggest punch when it comes to the provision of full-time employment and support for small businesses.
Co-authored by Caryn Walsh, psychotherapist, women’s executive and life coach and founder of the Empowering Women to Thrive at Work Program, and Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager.
Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager and Cameron Spence, Workplace Relations Manager, in conversation with The Hon. Damien Tudehope, Minister for Finance and Minister for Employee Relations.
According to Mates In Construction NSW (MATES NSW), construction workers are more than two times more likely to die
by suicide than Australian men. Indeed, young construction workers are almost six times more likely to die from suicide than workplace
accidents.
Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager in conversation with Charleene Mundine, Founder, Owner and Director — DLCM; Owner — Gali Solutions and Founder of the Black Women of Western Sydney (BWOWS) Network, on Aboriginal and Social Procurement Policies.
Charleene is a traditional owner from Bundjalung, Yuin, Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) and Anaiwan nations with family connections to the Gumbaynggirr and Eora nations.
With an increasing population comes more housing, commercial buildings, social spaces, and infrastructure. The Building and Construction Industry employs approximately 1,160,715 persons (Australian Bureau of Statistics seasonally adjusted data), accounting for 8.8 per cent of the total workforce. Over the past five years, despite employment in the industry increasing by 7.1 per cent, women currently represent 8.9 per cent of all current learners in trades and just 2.1 per cent of all learners studying a trade in the Building and Construction Industry.
The Building and Construction Industry is the second most male-dominated industry after the mining industry. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), only 18.1% of its employees are female. Women comprise just 2.7% of chief executive officers, 15.1% of key management personnel and 13.0% of all managers. These figures are all far lower than the national average. The industry also has a low representation of women in management compared with representation across the industry: 13.0% compared to 18.1%.
On 26 November 2020, Ms Libby Lyons, CEO of Workplace Gender Equality Agency released *Australia’s Gender Equality Scorecard showing employers action on gender equality had stalled. Libby recently spoke to Omesh Jethwani, Government Projects & Programs Manager.
Over 10 million Australian adults are estimated to know someone who has died by suicide. Every second person is impacted by suicide by the time they turn 25.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows that around nine (9) lives are lost per day to suicide.
Knowledge about mental health in the Australian Building and Construction Industry has been steadily improving – interestingly, more significantly in small business awareness and regionally. There have been relatively few systematic and evaluated programs that address mental health and suicide the Building and Construction Industry.
In response to this, the Building and Construction Industry has stepped forward, and developed programs and support mechanisms that are genuinely innovative and see the industry positioned at the forefront internationally of work to address suicide and mental health through the workplace.
Underpayment of wages is not a new phenomenon. However, the recent proliferation of what is being called
wage theft is occurring across a range of occupations, labour market segments and
business models.
Employers who underpay workers could be forced to name and shame themselves with public signs admitting their wage theft as part of industrial relations reforms Attorney-General Christian Porter is considering.
Businesses which fail to prevent wage underpayment could also be banned from hiring migrant workers for a period of time, and company directors disqualified from holding office.
in-conversation with Skye Buatava, Director at Centre for Work Health and Safety on the major challenges of behaviour change in the Building and Construction Industry
in-conversation with Romilly Madew AO, CEO Infrastructure Australia on the major challenges and opportunities facing Australia’s infrastructure over the next 15 years and beyond.
On 12 September 2018, Mrs Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, launched the Australian Human Rights Commission’s fourth national workplace sexual harassment survey, which outlined the findings of the Commission’s latest survey on the prevalence, nature and reporting of sexual harassment in Australia, with a focus on workplaces.