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    People

    Family friendly workplaces

    We have a range of family-friendly policies and arrangements for our people in Australia.

    • Paid parental leave - In December 2004, ANZ increased paid parental leave from 6 to 12 weeks leave for the primary caregiver, irrespective of length of service. Employees can also request an extension up to a total period of two years of unpaid leave. Parental leave is available to all full-time and part-time employees, male or female, irrespective of length of service.

    • Unpaid parental Leave - available to all full-time and part-time employees irrespective of length of service, where our employee is the primary caregiver of the child. Parental leave can be taken for up to 12 months for newborn children or adopted children under five. Employees may also apply for an extension of parental leave for up to an additional 12 months.

    • Carer's leave - available where a full-time or part-time employee needs to provide care and support for an immediate family member/s or member/s of their household. The leave is treated as part of normal sick leave entitlements.

    • Part-time work child care policy - full-time employees who are pregnant or caring for a child under the age of five are eligible to apply for part-time work under these provisions. They retain the right to return to a full-time role after expiry of the part-time work childcare period. Alternatively, employees may choose to work part-time on a permanent basis where a suitable opportunity exists.

    • Childcare – ANZ has engaged the services of an external professional childcare provider to operate seven childcare facilities and services for our employees throughout Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales.

    • Nursing mothers policy – we support nursing mothers to breastfeed and express milk by providing flexible work schedules by mutual agreement, agreed privacy areas and arrangements for carers to be involved.

    ANZ was highly commended in the Australian Government's National Work and Family Awards in 2004 and recognised for our family-friendly practices in 2003, 2002 and 2001. In 2005 ANZ was also highly commended in the Large Business section of these awards and judges praised ANZ's "high level executive commitment to cutting-edge work and family initiatives that many large organisations have been unable to match". In May 2006 we were again recognised on the shortlist for these awards.