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Top honor for Kimberly Clark

Posted on April 5, 2008, 12:12pm and updated on April 9, 2008 at 9:24 pm

The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) recently released the 2008 EOWA Employer of Choice for Women List.

Kimberly-Clark Australia, which has a plant at Millicent, was among the list of organisations recognised. The company said factors in its recognition included investing in leadership training and development at all levels of management and the introduction of 12 weeks paid maternity leave.

The company also seeks to ensure a work-life balance for all employees by implementing a flexible work arrangement policy.

“We have increased part-time employees, particularly women coming back into the workforce after maternity leave. Increased part-time managers from none to five,” the company said.

The EOCFW citation is awarded to non-government organisations with more than 80 employees that have demonstrated that they have policies and practices which support women across the organisation and these have had a positive outcome for both women and the business.

Director of EOWA, Anna McPhee, acknowledged all the companies recognised and said: “All organisations should use the EOWA Employer of Choice for Women requirements to benchmark their own policies and workplace environment.

“If every organisation could meet this minimum standard we would be going a long way towards creating true equity for women in the Australian labor force.”

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