We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and supports our people to be the best they can be.
We acknowledge the barriers and challenges that many underrepresented communities face. Together with our investment in employee education, we want to offer connection and practical support on our journey to greater inclusion.
We know that by harnessing the diversity of our people, we will be better positioned to deliver the innovative solutions required for the complex problems we face now, and in the future. We also know that by ensuring our practices are inclusive we will enable our people to fully contribute, bringing their diverse perspectives and experiences to everything they do.
As part of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, we are focused on the following diversity and inclusion areas:
At Powerlink you have the opportunity to participate in various days of significance that foster awareness of ongoing inequities, encourage action for change, while also celebrating the diversity of our people. These include, but aren’t limited to International Women’s Day, International Day of People with Disability and IDAHOBT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia).
Ask us about how we can offer flexible start and finish times, compressed work hours, term-time working, part-time work, time-off-in-lieu or job-sharing – dependent on your role.
Dependent on your role, we’ll support hybrid-work arrangements and discussing how you may want to work. This can include working from home, from the Powerlink head office, hot-desking, shared/co-working spaces, other Powerlink work sites, a library etc or a combination of working locations.
We’re committed to creating inclusive environments at our offices, where everybody can bring their whole selves to work. Our site at Virginia, offers:
Our Bowen Hills site also offers a retreat space, all gender bathrooms and will soon create a new parents room.
We offer paid parental leave up to 18 weeks, with the option of half pay, both with full superannuation entitlements.
We also offer a range of diverse leave options including paid volunteer leave, paid study leave, natural disturbance, additional leave purchasing and leave without pay for long-term study or a career break.
You may access up to an additional 10 days paid Special Leave per calendar year for the purposes of reproductive leave, menstruation leave, gender affirmation leave, domestic violence leave and mental health leave.
Our leave entitlements also include cultural leave for sorry business / sad news and National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Leave.
Our competitive compensation packages and annual salary reviews are annually audited and reported on to our Board, ensuring we are continually focusing on gender pay equity. When succession, performance and remuneration processes are undertaken, gender equity is also consciously factored in to reduce risk of inequity.
Founded by graduate women for graduate women, PowHERlink is a dedicated group providing a safe space for peer-peer support, resource sharing, connection with alumni women, networking opportunities, guest-speakers and social get-togethers for women on our graduate programs.
Our communities of practice (COPs) within Powerlink provide a forum where individuals can come together to promote awareness, connection and advocacy that contributes to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workplace and beyond. These communities are employee-led groups, open for everyone to join. They include: