DSS Submission to Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) scheme

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This FOI release from the Department of Social Services contains DSS's draft or working submission to the Pride in Diversity Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for the Bronze Tier, covering 2023 to 2029. The submission responds to the scheme's criteria across HR policies and diversity practice, including LGBTIQA+ inclusivity statements, New Parent Leave covering surrogacy and adoption, international travel advice, LGBTIQA+ inclusive domestic and family violence policy, bullying and harassment behavioural examples, gender affirmation guidelines, non-binary gender options, grievance officers, and the Pride Committee's governance terms of reference. Attachments include the DSS Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2025 and the Pride Action Plan 2022. The excerpt also outlines the portal's scoring rules, with a pass mark of 64 out of 80 points for standard employers. Most answers are partly visible, and the scoring outcome is not disclosed.