Want to join one of the best places to work in Australia and New Zealand? Done.
EnergyAustralia was named on the 2022 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list. We ranked second on the Agriculture, Mining and Utilities industry list, from over 750 nominated organisations.
Here’s some of the reason why:
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Our Energise program provides true flexibility, giving people the freedom to choose when, where and how they work
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Recharge and relax with two extra days of leave each year. We call them recharge days
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Choose your own public holidays. Take them as they fall or on a day that is more convenient or culturally significant to you
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Our Spark program promotes health and wellbeing with things like meditation classes, presentations from experts on wellness topics and more
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Online support hub, Circle In, helps our people manage the juggle of home and work
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Our progressive Family Leave policy is one of the best in Australia. It demonstrates our commitment to supporting families, getting more men to take parental leave, as well as closing the gender super gap
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We offer 20 weeks’ paid parental leave that’s completely gender-equal. We’ve removed the primary and secondary carer distinction to give everyone the same benefit
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We pay super on periods of unpaid parental leave. Plus, a full-time super benefit to all employees working part time after parental leave, up to the child’s 5th birthday
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We allow paid parental leave to be taken flexibly over two years
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Our Keeping You Connected program keeps employees in touch while on parental leave and helps keep working parents connected to their families
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Discounts on your energy bills for you, your friends and family
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A range of salary packaging options as well as discounts at some of your favourite retailers
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The annual Chair Awards recognise and reward great things employees have done to benefit the business in safety, customer service and innovation with $5,000 prizes in each category
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Monetary awards recognise when you go above and beyond, or demonstrate our values
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We have an award-winning workplace giving program where people’s donations are matched dollar-for-dollar by EnergyAustralia
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We encourage our people to take two paid volunteer days each year
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Through our community grants program, we provide around $170,000 each year to support local projects
- Our Social Club brings together people from across the business to share in fun activities throughout the year
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Choose what to wear based on what’s appropriate for your day, because we trust you to make good decisions about what you wear to work
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Feel free to take our MD’s lead, who’s often seen wearing green Converse sneakers and jeans
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It’s part of our commitment to supporting you to show your personality and bring your whole self to work
- We’ll support you through life’s ups and downs with access to our Employment Assistance Program that gives you and close family members access to free, confidential telephone counselling when you need it
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All our people have free access to LinkedIn Learning - a host of tools, resources and programs you can do online, any time
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Our various leadership programs are there to help guide emerging talent and turn competent managers into inspiring leaders