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post updated 23 Feb 2022
Hames Sharley Architects News
Hames Sharley Architects News
23 Feb 2022

Design firm Hames Sharley to offer paid leave for mental health, menstruation and menopause amongst suite of progressive new workplace policies

Australian design practice, Hames Sharley, has today announced a suite of progressive new workplace policies as it strives to become one of the most equitable and diverse employers in the country. The new policies include updated personal and bereavement leave, updates to its non-gendered parental leave, and the introduction of strong diversity targets to achieve a minimum of 40% female representation across the organisation.
The firm?s paid personal leave policy has been extended to formally include paid leave for a variety of reasons, such as mental health, menstruation, menopause, domestic violence, familial breakdown, divorce or separation, a challenging health diagnosis of a child, and taking time to work through gender identity.
Hames Sharley?s Principal of People and Culture, Michael Wright, explained that although these policies already existed in practice, they had not been formalised until now ? which was an important step for the company to help destigmatise the notion of taking personal days.

?We?ve always been extremely flexible and understanding at Hames Sharley when it comes to taki...