Diversity at Victoria's Big Build

There are clear pathways for women, ethnic minorities and LGBT members to enter the company. There are also strong support networks, reinforced by an industry-wide push.

workforce is very diverse and inclusive,

Big emphasis on women working in transport and how we can support that

I feel like diversity is not equal across disciplines. I.e., You end up with some disciplines having overwhelming majority of males and others having overwhelming majority of females.

The project team actively monitors and incentivises diversity through different programs and initiatives.

My company runs events and trainings to support and encourage diversity.

As most workplaces, the demographic of employees is probably majority of white Caucasians. Having said that, the project places a strong emphasis on Diversity and there are many support programs in place for employees. The project are also very accepting of personal views on religion, sexuality etc. It is highly unlikely that you would experience bullying or harassment in this workplace.

Incredible perks for maternity leave, transitioning leave, etc. as an outsider. It seems like there are systems in place but I don't have any experiences with them.

Most grads in my intake were male (however the large number of male engineering applicants may have affected this result). Other minority groups seem well represented.

There is active training against discrimination for all employees. The company plays a strong role in supporting an open and fair workplace.

There are not a lot of women in the engineering and IT sectors, however, there are initiatives to address the gender imbalance. There are also initiatives looking at increasing indigenous participation, and GEN44 internship programs. There are also groups such as Bent Rail for LGBT staff.

The talent team has made a great effort to encourage all sorts of candidates to apply to the graduate program, and it shows based on the people in this year's graduate cohort. The work-life flexibility is great for people to take time off work for personal matters, plus there are various sessions and people to consult for any other assistance or advice so no need to worry about any of that.

Being a government organisation, all of these areas are treated with utmost importance.

The organisation takes these issues seriously

My organisation is inclusive of all.

Very inclusive workplace.

High focus on diversity in the workspace. There is a lot of flexibility to suit the needs of diverse groups.

In my experience I have worked within highly diverse teams.

One example coming to mind is, for people who may have missed learning opportunities, there are pathways via a training academy run by the company (in fact this academy is open to the entire rail industry).

Number of industry capability and inclusion initiatives.

There is a whole team dedicated to this - ICI.

The project has committed to hiring people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

I know there is a program to employ refugees, but don't know a lot.

The company has internship opportunities for immigrants. I think we also include diverse labour quotas within the project contract for disadvantaged communities.

There are internship programs for those from migrant backgrounds.

The graduate program gives all graduates a manager and a supervisor. Both can assist those from less privileged background in many ways and the business offers many programs (and contacts) to reach out for any help necessary.

There are a variety of recruitment pathways to assist those from less privileged backgrounds in gaining employment.

Employment programs which target applicants from less privileged backgrounds.

Different employment programs are now starting to be offered for disadvantaged background candidates

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