Workplace gender equality is a critical focus for Australian employers, supported by initiatives like the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Established to promote and improve gender equality in workplaces, WGEA regulations require organisations with 100 or more employees to report gender data across six gender equality indicators. These indicators include key aspects such as pay equity, workforce composition, and representation in management roles. The reporting process is detailed, requiring a combination of point-in-time employee data and aggregate metrics spanning the reporting year.

While this mandate enables organisations to reflect on and address gender equality, the process itself is challenging. Teams often spend weeks—or even months—sourcing data from disparate systems, aligning it with WGEA’s strict criteria, and meticulously validating it. However, with the right tools, this complex task can be streamlined with One Model.

Tackling the Challenges of WGEA Reporting

For most organisations, WGEA reporting is not just about compliance—it’s about leveraging the reported data to foster deeper insights into workforce gender equality. Yet, the process is notoriously cumbersome. Compiling detailed employee information, annualised salary data, and metrics such as leave and movement patterns often requires manual intervention and significant cross-team collaboration. This can lead to inefficiencies, inaccuracies, and limited time to analyse the results.

But what if the data collection and validation process could be automated? This is where One Model comes in.

Automating WGEA Reporting: How One Model Makes it Simple

The One Model People Analytics platform transforms the arduous WGEA reporting process into a streamlined, automated operation. By centralising workforce data, aligning it with WGEA’s submission templates, and enabling robust validation, One Model allows organisations to achieve compliance efficiently while focusing on what matters most: understanding and acting on the insights derived from the data.

Customer Spotlight

An Australian customer recognised the platform’s potential to simplify their WGEA reporting. Some of the required workforce data was already housed in One Model, but integrating the full dataset—including annualised salary details and movement metrics—was the next step. By ingesting and modelling all the necessary data, One Model provided the customer with:

• A single source of truth: Data was centralised, validated, and securely accessible to analysts across various teams.
• Streamlined workflows: Automation reduced the need for manual data manipulation and cross-referencing.
• Tailored insights: The customer leveraged One Model’s analytics capabilities to create Storyboards and executive reports, turning raw data into actionable insights.

The outcome? The customer not only completed their WGEA submission in one day instead of five, but also unearthed valuable insights for their leadership team, who were impressed by the quality and depth of the analysis.

Beyond Compliance: The True Benefits of Automating WGEA Reporting

Automating WGEA reporting increases efficiency and confidence while shining a light on what’s going well and areas for improvement.

• Efficiency: Teams save weeks of effort through automation, ensuring submissions are accurate and on time.
• Data Integrity: By centralising data and applying consistent validation, organisations can trust their numbers.
• Insights-Driven Culture: Once the reporting is complete, the data can be repurposed to drive conversations around workforce planning, pay equity, and diversity initiatives.

With One Model, you can transform a complex compliance process into a streamlined, automated workflow. This not only saves time but also provides valuable insights that drive meaningful progress in workplace gender equality across the country.

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