Australia Post’s Indigenous Employment Program has been honoured at the Diversity at Works Awards held in Melbourne recently. Group Manager of Human Resources at Australia Post, Rod McDonald, said the award had extra significance this year, seeing the 4,000th Indigenous employee hired since the corporation began its Indigenous Employment Strategy. “Australia Post is one of the largest Indigenous employers in the country and this award is recognition of the hard work our Indigenous employment consultants do every year in the areas of recruitment, retention and development,” Mr McDonald said.
Wins award for diversity
“We have an Indigenous employment consultant in every State and it’s a big part of our success in this area.” He said Australia Post would continue to offer opportunities for Indigenous Australians through 100 traineeships over the next 12 months which would build on a successful trial in Queensland, NSW and Victoria last year. “Australia Post is involved in every community in Australia and we believe in providing opportunities for the whole broad spectrum of diversity which exists in Australia,” Mr McDonald said. “There is nothing more Australian than the notion we all get a fair go and this is reflected in the way we employ people.” Under the Australia Post Traineeship program, Indigenous Australians would be able to join Australia Post in a number of entry-level positions. As part of their traineeship, employees would undertake study in certificate courses such as transport warehouse distribution, retail management and postal management. The Diversity at Work national awards recognised the efforts of individuals, teams and organisations that encouraged diversity and inclusion in their workplaces. There were nine award categories: Mature Age Workers; Recognising Today's Youth as the Future of Tomorrow; GLBTI; Indigenous Australians; People with a Disability; Work Life Balance; Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Australians; Women in Leadership: and Diversity & Inclusion Champion. Diversity at Work is a provider of consultancy services, resources and training for organisations involved in diversity management, workforce planning and cultural transformation. It has advised Government and businesses at the local, national and international levels since 1994.
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