悉尼市政府荣获多元、包容工作场所及女性首选单位大奖

悉尼市政府荣获澳大利亚国家人力资源大奖，捧得“女性首选单位”和“多元、包容性工作场所”的称号。

市政府领取了2019年澳大利亚人力资源奖最佳工作场所多元化和包容性类别奖章（Australian HR Award for Best Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Program）。多年来市政府都在为营造具有包容性的工作环境而不懈努力着，尤其重视为女性、土著和托雷斯海峡岛民族、男女同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、双性群体（简写：LGBTIQ）以及残障和来自难民背景的工作者提供职业发展机会和平等待遇，该奖项是对市政府常年努力的认可和表彰。

悉尼市市长Clover Moore表示：“看到悉尼市政府因具有优良的包容和多元化工作环境而获奖，同时夺得女性首选单位的殊荣，实在令人欣喜。”

“获此荣誉是对市政府为保证多元化和包容性的重视，及对其在机构内部男女性别薪酬差距进步方面所取得成就的高度赞赏。”

“创建多元化的专业团队不仅大有裨益，且有助于提升工作效率、鼓励创新、促进经济增长。”

悉尼市政府与多家实力强进的机构共同参与了本次奖项的激烈角逐，其中包括：维珍澳大利亚航空公司（Virgin Australia）、澳大利亚特别节目广播事业局（全称：Special Broadcasting Service ，简称：SBS）、格里菲斯大学（Griffith University）、悉尼国际会展中心（全称：International Convention Centre，简称：ICC Sydney）和澳大利亚国家橄榄球联盟（National Rugby League）等。

2015年，悉尼市政府成为全澳首家对职场性别薪酬平等进行监督和公开报告的地方政府机构。2018年，市政府又开始为休产假的工作人员支付长达52周的退休金，缩小了两性之间长期的贫富差距。

悉尼市政府人才、绩效与科技部门负责人苏珊·比蒂法（Susan Pettifer）说：“我们的最新一轮评审综述显示，总体性别薪酬差距百分比为7.5%，而女性工资居高，这证明，在悉尼市政府机构内部，从事高新工作的女性职工超过男性。”

“我们深知要在这方面做到平等， 未来的路任重而道远，因为同级别工种的两性对比仍出现1.7%的差距，而男性工资居高。这虽然远低于澳大利亚国家平均水平14%的比例，但我们仍需再接再厉，争取进一步缩小这一差距。”

悉尼市政府致力于性别平等公正。2004年至今，市政府聘用的女性员工数量激增45.5%，占据了市政府整体员工总数的40%以上，女性领导占领导层人员总数的49.7%，其中包括在以男性为主导的部门中就职的多位女性领导职务。”

比蒂法女士说：“该奖项充分体现了市政府的机构方针—— 包容（inclusion）、公正（fairness）、平等（equity）。”

The City of Sydney has been recognised as a diverse and inclusive workplace and an employer of choice for women, winning a major national human resources award.

The City received the 2019 Australian HR Award for Best Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Program. The award recognises its ongoing efforts to build an inclusive workplace that provides opportunity and equity for women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTIQ community, people with disability and refugees.

“It’s fantastic to see the City recognised for being an inclusive and diverse workplace, and also an employer of choice for women,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

“This award recognises our long term commitment to diversity and inclusion as well as our recent achievements in addressing the City’s gender pay gap.

“Creating a diverse workforce is not just the right thing to do, it helps improve productivity, encourages innovation and supports economic growth.”

The City competed for the award in a highly competitive field of finalists, including Virgin Australia, SBS, Griffith University, International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney) and National Rugby League.

In 2015 the City was the first local government organisation to monitor and publicly report on gender pay equity. In 2018, it began paying superannuation for up to 52 weeks for staff on parental leave, helping close the long-term wealth gap between men and women.

“Our latest review revealed an overall gender pay gap of 7.5 per cent in favour of women, demonstrating that we have more women employed in higher paying jobs across the organisation,” City of Sydney Director of People, Performance & Technology, Susan Pettifer said.

“We know there is more work to do, because when we compare men and women in equivalent roles we have found a gender pay gap of 1.7 per cent in favour of men. This is significantly lower than the national average of 14 per cent but we are continuing to work on closing this gap.”

The City has a sustained commitment to gender equity. Since 2004, the City’s female workforce has grown by 45.5 per cent. Women now make up over 40 per cent of the City’s workforce and occupy 49.7 per cent of leadership positions, including several leadership roles in male-dominated sectors.

“This award is wonderful because it recognises what we value at the City – inclusion, fairness and equity,” Ms Pettifer said.