Step 4.Take Action See the Act - Employment Matter Kits

You now need to determine what actions you are going to take to address the priority issues that you have identified in your organisation.

Example 1:
A priority issue for you may be to address the poor rate of return from maternity leave in your organisation. Actions could be:

• Guidelines developed to facilitate conversations between employee and manager regarding future plans for job and baby.
• Establish a Stay-in-Touch program.
• Flexible work options available for women returning from maternity leave.
• Managers and employees trained on how to access these.
• Childcare assistance available through dependant care helpline.
• 'Expressing' room available.

Example 2:
A priority issue may be to address the range and use of flexible work practices. Actions could be:

• To communicate the organisation's policies (providing examples of statements and promotional materials);
• To educate managers on how to implement flexible work practices; and
• To educate employees on how to negotiate for work practices that balance work and personal life.

If you would like more detailed information or assistance in analysing issues and developing actions, you can refer to the guidelines relating to each of the seven Employment Matters.

Step 4 Outcome: Describe the Actions Taken 

At the end of this step, you will have identified your organisation's priority issues.

What to include in your report? See the Act

You can report on your actions by briefly describing the actions you have taken to address the issues.

You can report the same actions in successive years, provided you can demonstrate that your actions:

• Are long-term strategic initiatives aimed at delivering Equal Opportunity to women over time;
• Are on-going education campaigns (eg harassment training, EEO training, induction etc); or
• Have been continuously improved to deliver equal opportunity over time.

Tools to Assist at Step 4:
Employment Matter Guidelines
Employment Matter Solutions
Exit Interview Proforma
Pay Equity Tool
Women in Management Tools