Diversity at ACT Government

ongoing support, community building and events. there are also fairly unique leave arrangements to account for specific issues such as cultural load, allowances for not celebrating holidays that aren't apart of one's culture etc, as well as gender affirming leave.

I am unfortunately misgendered on a daily basis. There is minimal understanding of gender diversity in the workplace, but is great in other ways.

Diversity is visible and discussed comfortably in my workplace with respect to women, ethnic minorities and the LGBTIQA+ community. There is a Women's network and a Pride network for employees which meet regularly and organises events. Women, ethnic minorities and LGBTIQA+ people are visible in managerial and executive roles, showing that there is retention and promotion of such staff (although the makeup depends on the directorate and branch). The recruitment process and questions also showed me that the ACT Government values the diversity that its employees bring. Child care is facilitated by flexible working hours and maternity leave is generous and celebrated.

ACTPS has a negative gender pay gap (i.e. females on average are paid more than men).

My impression is that it is quite good. There is quite a diverse grad cohort. and the range of people I work with seem quite diverse. There are often events promoting and celebrating diversity.

Policies are in place for diversity. ACT Government workforce, including in ACT Health has good representation of women. ACT Health has many women in leadership positions. Unable to comment on other groups.

I don't think I've seen any active racism or discrimination at ACT Health, and I have been very happy discussing my LGBTQ+ and mixed race status. I wish there were more racial diversity visibly present in the grad cohort and of the 40 or so people I've worked with at the government, there has only been 1 non-white Australian, but again, only so much people can reasonably do. I think I've worked with a representative group of people who were women, openly LGBTQ+ or both.

By default, inclusive, respectful, and flexible. Couldn't ask for much more. Good leave conditions include child care/parental leave etc.

There are so many different leave options (disability leave, maternity leave, parental leave, grandparental leave, gender affirmation leave, etc) which encourage diversity in the workplace and support employees. The retention and promotion is absolutely amazing.

I see the attempt to hire diversity into the organisation, although the inclusivity of that diversity is very low from my experience. I have watched and waited and have been disappointed. I can see people think they are being diverse, but they are not. This diversity is not only culturally but lived experience and areas subject expertise as well. In the directorates that have a higher percentage of women, I see women are far more supported than in the directorates with lower percentages of women. For LGBTIQA+, I have been to numerous events organised within the ACTPS and the turnout of people who attend is minimal to say the least.

It's better than other comparative agencies.

Leave is the most progressive in the government sectors in the whole of Australia. A lot of CALD, LGBTQI+, ATSI, disability networks. Big group of advisory councils of diverse groups (disability, aging, multiculturalism). Good diversity training. Great acknowledgement of diverse cultural festivities / holidays.

The company seems to have a solid commitment to diversity, and it is obvious that the company does not discriminate with its employee workforce.

ACTPS is great. MPC has a far way to go. Little to no support for LGBTIQ community. I was lucky enough to be in a great team, and it's Canberra so people are good and knowledgeable to some extent. But organisationally, there are some teams and people who certainly have outdated views on the LGBTIQ community and need educating. There is no appetite at an executive level to change this holistically.

There are targets for employee quota diversity, as well as diversity groups. Recruitment seems okay.

good environment for female in engineering

The above mentioned are well taken care. ACT government prioritizes on diversity inclusion.

The ACT PS prides itself on diversity and has one of the most accepting workplaces I've ever worked in.

I think there is an emphasis on diversity in the workplace. All teams I have been in have been diverse culturally and gender wise. I think the graduate cohort was very diverse. However, there is still an underrepresentation of indigenous team members in the branches I have worked in.

This varies a lot in different areas of the ACTPS. Overall there is a very strong commitment to diversity, in particular gender equity and LGBT inclusion. However in some teams, and at senior levels, there appears to be much less diversity.

Unknown.

There are particular support streams in the graduate program for these diverse groups, but I am unfamiliar with their details.

There are various roles at all different levels. We have very good recruitment processes. The Workforce Strategies team also have employment inclusion officers to assist with recruitment etc.

Various inclusion programs

There are many entry-level jobs and apprenticeships that offer people with less educational attainment the chance to become employed and engage in further training to develop new skills and be valued for their work ethic and skills.

Ensuring job openings outline that this is open to all applicants

Not sure. We do have traineeships and internships for people with disability or who are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. There are also many positions which are designated Aboriginal positions.

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The organisation offers relocation allowances for people who move interstate to work for ACT Government.

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Inclusion program

Inclusive recruitment initiatives to encouraged applications from everyone.

Not sure but they have questions around disabilities and Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islanders in their applications so I presume that is used to help meet a quota.

Roles dedicated and available for people who meet this criteria