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The WorkWise Initiative will build the skill capabilities of staff by pairing diverse team members up and having them share their role, responsibilities and tasks.

As staff skills improve, the businesses capacity will build. There will be more opportunities for staff to move into new and advancing roles as the business grows.

The Awareness Initiative

This initiative is aimed to encourage the building of awareness of differences and how they can strengthen the organisations services and customer relations.

The Awareness Initiative will be delivered to staff by a range of training sessions and associated training activities developed by the Recruitment Manager and their team the Recruitment Officers.

The training sessions will focus on building employee’s awareness in both the organisations diversity policy and the government legislative requirements.

It will be the driving initiative in communicating the organisational overall efforts to value and promote diversity.

The Program Implementation Plan

The CEO has assigned the Recruitment Manager to oversee and implement the program.

The Recruitment Manager will be responsible for:

· Updating the diversity policy and developing new procedures.

· Developing a staff training manual for the program

· Designing and implementing staff training

Diversity policy

Introduction

Aus Hospitality recognises its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Our business success is a reflection of the quality and skill of our people. Aus Hospitality is committed to seeking out and retaining the finest human talent to ensure top business growth and performance.

Diversity management benefits individuals, teams, our company as a whole, and our customers. We recognise that each employee brings their own unique capabilities, experiences and characteristics to their work. We value such diversity at all levels of the company in all that we do.

Aus Hospitality believes in treating all people with respect and dignity. We strive to create and foster a supportive and understanding environment in which all individuals realise their maximum potential within the company, regardless of their differences. We are committed to employing the best people to do the best job possible. We recognise the importance of reflecting the diversity of our customers and markets in our workforce. The diverse capabilities that reside within our talented workforce, positions us to anticipate and fulfil the needs of our diverse customers, both domestically and internationally, providing high quality products and services.

Aus Hospitality is diverse in many dimensions. Our diversity encompasses differences in ethnicity, gender, language, age, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, physical and mental ability, thinking styles, experience, and education. We believe that the wide array of perspectives that results from such diversity promotes innovation and business success. Managing diversity makes us more creative, flexible, productive and competitive.

Recruitment

As a responsible community member, Aus Hospitality recruits people from all backgrounds. We believe that our employees from many different cultural, linguistic and national backgrounds provide us with valuable knowledge for understanding and reflecting our customers in local markets.

To achieve and fully benefit from a diverse workforce

We have established outreach programs to identify individuals from under-represented backgrounds for recruitment.

Career development and promotion

Aus Hospitality rewards excellence and all employees are promoted on the basis of their performance. All managers are trained in managing diversity to ensure that employees are treated fairly and evaluated objectively.

Community programs

Aus Hospitality recognises that there are distinct demographic groups that have long been disadvantaged. We recognise that racism, ageism, sexism and other forms of discrimination are problems both for our organisation and society as a whole. Aus Hospitality is committed to tackling cultural stereotypes both within and outside our organisation. We have clear reporting procedures for any type of discrimination or harassment combined with follow-up procedures to prevent future incidents.

Aus Hospitality combats discrimination in the wider community through partnerships with community-based groups. We work closely with a range of community groups.

Diversity bodies

Our commitment to diversity is led by our diversity champions who come from all levels of the company, from top management to the shop floor. The diversity champions make up a diversity committee, which is responsible for ensuring that our diversity policy is articulated in the day to day running and the strategic direction of the company.

Diversity practices

All employees undergo diversity training. Diversity training encompasses raising awareness about issues surrounding diversity and developing diversity management skills.

Aus Hospitality provides a safe and pleasant environment for our employees.

We offer:

· Flexible working time arrangements

· Flexible work locations

· Job sharing arrangements

· Employee education assistance

· Employee network and support groups

· Open communications

· Childcare assistance

· Buddy systems (WorkWise Initiative)

· Mentor programs

Key Workplace Legislative Requirements:

The CEO has identified that the following legislative topic must be addressed within all of the Set of Skilling Program documentation and actions. He has offered a range of links to help support the research you might undertake to meet these legislative obligations in the design of your program documents.

Useful legislative links about Workplace Diversity: