AUSTRALIA POST HAS GENDER GAP SORTED

AUSTRALIA Post has stamped out its gender pay gap, bringing the company’s average pay difference between men and women to zero per cent.

The reduction is an improvement on the company’s 1.4 per cent difference recorded in 2016 and is far below the national average of 16 per cent.

Australia Post acting chief executive Christine Corbett said she was extremely pleased with the result given Australia Post is one of the largest employers in the country.

“Over the last 7½ years we have focused on improving the representation of women across all levels of leadership and addressing unconscious bias,” Ms Corbett said. “Since then, we have seen a concerted effort across the board to recognise and champion our female workers.”

In the past year, more than 400 women have participated in Australia Post’s career development programs, which Ms Corbett described as being “instrumental” in identifying and nurturing talent.

Women now account for 37.5 per cent of all management staff at Australia Post.

Within weeks former Blackmores chief Christine Holgate will take the reins as chief executive of Australia Post on a salary of $1.375 million, less than half the pay of her predecessor Ahmed Fahour.

Mr Fahour took home $5.6 million in 2016-17.