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Maeve Bannister

Major employers urged to hit gender equality targets

The gender pay gap and workforce composition are among the equality issues new laws aim to improve. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Employers will soon have to commit to achieve or make progress on gender equality targets in their workplaces after federal parliament passed law changes.

The changes apply to employers with more than 500 workers, meaning nearly 2000 workplaces will need to meet the new standards, with 3.9 million employees set to benefit.

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