A former BHP manager says he was ordered to fill vacancies with female candidates before interviews were conducted as part of a rush to achieve gender balance
A former manager at BHP says he was ordered to fill vacancies with female candidates as his superiors strived to achieve the company’s ambitious gender targets, adding to the sex discrimination claims raised by a second man last year.
Mr Powers’ lawyers this month pointed to a new claim of gender discrimination made by BHP’s former “manager for regional Caribbean exploration”, Adrian Purdy.Mr Purdy filed an affidavit to the Texas court hearing Mr Powers’ case, saying that BHP’s senior management were “super aggressive” about increasing the number of females at the company.
“I was repeatedly informed by senior managers at BHP that it was of paramount importance to hire, retain and promote as many females as possible,” he said in the affidavit.Statistics published by BHP this month show that female representation among new hires has risen from 10 per cent in 2015 to more than 47 per cent in the year to June.
He said he never heard back about the EthicsPoint complaint and was “laid off” during the next round of lay-offs, which is understood to have been in early 2019.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Albanese pushes gender pay equalityPrime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to overhaul the Fair Work Act and make “pay equality” a specific objective of legislation by the end of the year. Employers would have to be more transparent under the proposed changes, and it would also be easier to order wage increases in low-paid, female-dominated industries.
Read more »
Greek ‘Watergate’ phone-tapping scandal puts added pressure on PMEmbattled leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing calls to resign after state intelligence monitored opposition party
Read more »
Australia news live updates: Albanese sets equality, energy reform priorities to mark 100 days since electionFollow live
Read more »
Reframing courage: Danielle Laidley tells of overcoming fear, shame and alpha male world of AFLNew book Don’t Look Away details former football star’s journey through gender dysphoria from rock bottom to reclaiming her true self
Read more »
China has Ellison’s back as $3b iron ore project gets green lightChris Ellison’s Mineral Resources is push ahead with $3 billion iron ore project in the Pilbara with the backing of China biggest steelmaker
Read more »
Unions hijacking jobs summit: NSW PremierNSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has slammed the hijacking of the federal government’s jobs summit agenda by trade unions, arguing their push will fail to lift productivity and wages.
Read more »