AECOM’s Matthew MacFarlane – Group Director, Environment – recently wrote about the importance of women’s contributions and his hopes for his own daughters’ futures.
Parents at AECOM get time off for school holidays
FlexCareers is incredibly excited to continue partnering with global infrastructure firm AECOM after they launched an industry-first, term-time only contracts for working parents in 2017!
Flexibility is established as the norm at Stockland
Managers at Stockland establish flexibiliy as a norm for their teams. Learn more about Group Risk Officer Pennie’s experiences at Stockland.
Transdev offers employees flexibility and embraces diversity & inclusion strategies
We’re proud to welcome passenger transportation world leader Transdev to our network of progressive employers. Transdev employs 82,000 people in 20 countries, and over 5,800 across Australia and New Zealand. They deliver over 150 million customer journeys each year in our two countries.
Meet the company providing paid time off for grandparents
Schneider Electric has been one of our employer partners since April 2018, and it’s time we celebrate their success. We’re incredibly proud to work with such a great organisation and promote their flexible opportunities to our community!
From our Employer Partners
How a career break helped me become self-sufficient
Nichola Miles, Customer Support and Innovation Manager at AGL Energy, shares her experience taking a seven-month career break to establish a productive garden on her 14-acre property in Victoria. My day-to-day role has great variety. My teams and I have the pleasure of managing customer enquiries for non-standard AGL products and services, such as the Virtual…
Beca’s Cath Barr: When life gives you lemons
I was diagnosed with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) five years ago. Beca gave me the opportunity to remain in my current role with no changes other than more flexible hours and less travel. What do you do when someone blows your mind away by telling you that you have an incurable disease that will change your…
Citi Australia’s Head of Card Partnerships explains why people who succeed when working flexibly are exactly the type of talent she wants on her team
Karen Farrar joined Citi from David Jones as the Head of Card Partnerships. Karen and her team are responsible for managing Citi’s partnerships nationwide, including Qantas, Suncorp and Bank of Queensland (BoQ). Citi is constantly improving how we operate to improve the customer experience, enable sustainable growth and optimise returns. As the team aspires to scale…
Gender Equality Scorecard 2018 – FlexCareers and Employer Partners are closing the gap
It is so exciting to read change is happening in Australian workplaces. FlexCareers is a WGEA (Workplace Gender Equality Agency) Pay Equity Offical Supporter and now they published their latest gender equality scorecard the numbers are looking promising. Accumulating 5 years of data from the private sector, the scorecard is showing employer action to increase gender…
From our FlexCoaches
6 tips for securing that perfect job after a career break
People think that a career break will jeopardise their future career prospects, however it could work to your advantage if you know how to address the gaps.
Are you living the dream?
A dream life is different for everyone. In Part 1 of the Living the Dream: Flexible working, Integrated life blog series, FlexCoaches Debra Close and Kate Wilkie will guide you to discovering what “living the dream” means for you.
Stay in the moment: Reach Your Goals
Goal setting is a great way to start the year, planning ahead and working out what you want is easy with these tips from FlexCoach Casey Ball.
After redundancy: what next?
FlexCoach Casey Ball shares her tips to help you come out the other side of being made redundant.
