MCDONALDS AUSTRALIA and American Express have won the top awards at the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency’s (EOWA) third annual Business Achievement Awards.
MCDONALDS AUSTRALIA and American Express have won the top awards at the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency’s (EOWA) third annual Business Achievement Awards.
Managing director of McDonalds, Guy Russo won the leading CEO for the advancement of women, while American Express took out the leading organisation for the advancement of women (more than 500 employees).
Fiona Krautil, director of the EOWA, said that dramatic improvement particularly at more senior levels of management requires more than the passage of time and only happens as a result of sustained efforts to promote and support women.
“In this millennium, it is critical that Australia’s CEOs challenge the status quo and commit to creating workplaces where women feel valued and have the opportunity to excel,” Krautil said.
Russo’s award was in recognition of his success in championing equal opportunity across the company where the number of women in senior management roles has tripled since he became CEO.
SC Johnson & Son was awarded the leading organisation (less than 500 employees) for its ongoing commitment to programs and attitudes promoting equal opportunity in the workplace. Human Resources readers will recall that SC Johnson also won the Australian HR Awards’ Employer Branding gong.
The award for Outstanding EEO practice for the advancement of women was won by Autoliv Australia for its ‘shop floor to frontline management’ program. Shenaz Khan, head of performance, management and reward, people and culture group, ING Australia won the most promising person award, while the ANZ Banking Group took away the most promising organisation trophy.
The judging panel of four singled out the winners from more than 2,700 reports submitted to the agency on their EEO initiatives.
The reports also revealed a number of non-compliant organisations – some of whom were repeat offenders. Among the 15 recalcitrants were Corinthian Industries in Sydney, Bell Commodities Limited in Melbourne, Kays Bag Stores in Sydney and Thomas Jewellers in Melbourne.
