ways2work - Employers
Winners 2009
Congratulations to the 2009 winners of the first annual Fair and Flexible Employer Recognition Award. These employers have been recognised by the Victorian Government's Working Families Council for developing innovative programs and practices to improve the work and family balance of their employees.
The sixteen winners are listed below in alphabetical order. Click each organisation's name to read more.
ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research)
Researcher makes clear: family friendly policies work
Autoliv Australia
Flexible practices no barrier to a working production line
Building Commission
The Building Commission leads the way in flexible work arrangements
City of Melbourne
Maintaining work/life balance while looking after a city
Civic Hardware
A small, regional, customer service company with a family friendly focus
ConnectEast
ConnectEast: on the road to being family friendly
Maddocks
A law firm makes sure being family friendly doesn't affect careers
Manningham City Council
A city council responds to a changing workforce
Monash University
A flexible approach helps a leading university to compete
Scuttle Clothing
Making clothes in a family friendly environment
Simplex Insurance Solutions
Happy mums make for a happy insurance company
St Johns Village
An aged care provider committed to attracting and maintaining caring staff
University of Melbourne
Melbourne's oldest educational institution has a far from traditional approach to work life balance
Villa Maria Society
A caring organisation makes sure it also cares about its employees
Western Region Health CentreLooking after the health and wellbeing of both patients and staff
WIRE - Women's InformationWomen providing information and support are also being supported by their own family friendly employer
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