2. Eligibility

Federal government employers who have not reported previously must register with the Agency for the public sector Gender Equality Reporting program if they have employed 100 (in total) or more employees for 6 months or more of a reporting period. These months do not need to be consecutive.

• The reporting period of the public sector program is January 1st to December 31st of the previous year to the year a submission is due.

An employer can also register if they expect to have 100 or more employees and will stay at or above 100 employees for six months or more within a reporting period. Again, these months do not need to be consecutive.

If an employer has previously registered but their employee count drops below 100 in total, they must keep reporting until they have employed fewer than 80 employees in total for 6 or more months of a reporting period (January 1st to December 31st), the months do not need to be consecutive.

Once employee numbers have fallen below 80 in total for six or more months during a given reporting period, please advise the Agency by lodging a support request and include a confirmation of how the total employee count has changed over time. Once confirmed by the Agency, an employer is notified in writing that they are no longer required to report.

• Including anything false or misleading in a report or in the extra compliance information provided is considered non-compliance with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012.