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Build it and they will flex: what happened after Kellogg launched their flex program

Build it and they will flex: what happened after Kellogg launched their flex program

May 24, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

In celebration of Flexible Working Day and helping to spread the benefits of flex, Kellogg’s shares their experience from building and embedding the new ‘flex’ way of working, as well as the early benefits (and learnings) for the business from empowering their employees to work in a way that allows them to deliver their best work.

CommBank’s people share what flexible working means to them

CommBank’s people share what flexible working means to them

May 23, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

Working flexibly is all about people working in ways that allow them to achieve their best. That’s why CommBank supports innovative and diverse working arrangements – from job share to part-time to work from home and everything in between.

Flexibility ‘business as usual’ at Stockland

Flexibility ‘business as usual’ at Stockland

May 22, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

To celebrate Flexible Working Day 2019, we turn the spotlight to our employer partners leading the way in flexibility. The following article has been submitted to us by Stockland: Our flexibility strategy focuses on making flexibility business as usual. Our workplace practices and leave policies seek to foster a flexible working environment. Work-life balance commitments…

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How Vanessa purchases additional annual leave to strike the right balance | Viva Energy

How Vanessa purchases additional annual leave to strike the right balance | Viva Energy

May 20, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

Viva Energy’s Commercial Manager Vanessa believes that flexibility policies will extend her longevity and improve her performance at the refinery.

What’s it like to take paternity leave? | AECOM

What’s it like to take paternity leave? | AECOM

May 19, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

To celebrate Flexible Working Day 2019, we turn the spotlight to our employer partners leading the way in flexibility. Ally Paine, Senior Quantity Surveyor in AECOM’s Wellington office, has recently returned from three months of paid parental leave to care for his daughter, Olive – a benefit on offer to all AECOM team members (after…

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I hope my daughters enter a significantly changed workforce | AECOM

I hope my daughters enter a significantly changed workforce | AECOM

April 16, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

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

Parents at AECOM get time off for school holidays

April 8, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

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

Flexibility is established as the norm at Stockland

March 20, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

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

Transdev offers employees flexibility and embraces diversity & inclusion strategies

March 14, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

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

Meet the company providing paid time off for grandparents

March 4, 2019 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

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!

How a career break helped me become self-sufficient

How a career break helped me become self-sufficient

December 12, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

​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…

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Beca’s Cath Barr: When life gives you lemons

Beca’s Cath Barr: When life gives you lemons

December 3, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

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…

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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

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

November 15, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

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…

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Gender Equality Scorecard 2018 – FlexCareers and Employer Partners are closing the gap

Gender Equality Scorecard 2018 – FlexCareers and Employer Partners are closing the gap

November 14, 2018 by Emma McEnery Leave a Comment

  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…

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Vodafone honoured by win at Equal Pay Awards

Vodafone honoured by win at Equal Pay Awards

November 9, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

Vodafone is honoured to have been named the supreme winner in tonight’s 2018 YWCA Equal Pay awards held in Auckland, after implementing initiatives to address equal pay in New Zealand. The event drew industry leaders from around the country to celebrate individuals, teams and companies for their outstanding achievements in this important area over the past…

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Challenge yourself at Vector

Challenge yourself at Vector

November 9, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

FlexCareers welcomes Vector, a New Zealand energy company that’s challenging and reinventing the way communities and businesses are powered and connected. About Vector Vector is New Zealand’s largest distributor of electricity and gas, owning and operating networks which span the Auckland region. Vector has just under 800 staff and employs more than 1,000 contractors. The…

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Make an impact on the world at Xero

Make an impact on the world at Xero

October 17, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

FlexCareers welcome new employer partner Xero to bring great opportunities to job seekers in Australia and New Zealand. Who is Xero? Xero was founded in New Zealand in 2006, and is one of the fastest-growing software as a service (SaaS) companies globally. Xero was created to change the game for small business, with their cloud-based…

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How Clare achieves flexible work as a Partner at EY

How Clare achieves flexible work as a Partner at EY

October 16, 2018 by EY Leave a Comment

A common concern we often hear from our employer partners and candidates is that flexibility is just not possible for those in leadership positions. It’s put in the too hard bucket with many just not sure how to achieve the balance they desire. We can confirm this is a myth! About FlexCareers FlexCareers is a…

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Make every day better with Beca

Make every day better with Beca

September 25, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

FlexCareers has partnered with Beca to bring flexible working opportunities to our community across Australia and New Zealand. Who is Beca? Beca is a professional services consultancy with over 3,000 professionals spread across 20 locations in the Asia Pacific. With over 60 services across 30 industries, Beca offers a range of opportunities with them no matter…

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Encouraging men to take parental leave | Macquarie Group

Encouraging men to take parental leave | Macquarie Group

September 10, 2018 by Employer Partners Leave a Comment

Taking parental leave wasn’t something that Andrew Wilson had always intended to do. He didn’t think it would work for his circumstances at home or at work, and his wife was already taking the first 12 months off work after their daughter, Violet, was born. A Human Resources Business Partner at Macquarie, Andrew has recently…

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