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 Home : Developing a Workplace Program : Six Steps To a Workplace Program : Step 4

Step 4. Take Action See the Act
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.

More examples of actions are available under each of the seven Employment Matter Guidelines - Actions section.  See also Sample Public Report.

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 how you have acted 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 - Actions
Employment Matter Solutions
Sample Public Report.

Go To Step 5 - Evaluation

Return to:
Six Steps to a Workplace Program
Reporting Tools
Step 3
 
 
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