AWB Limited - 2004 Annual Report

More than 70% of AWB’s employees are located
in regional Australia, making AWB one of the
largest rural employers in the country.
AWB Supporting its People
AWB’s values are:
1. we are accountable for our decisions,
actions, and performance;
2. we act with integrity and treat others with
respect;
3. we understand the value and importance of
teamwork; and
4. we initiate the creation of value for our
customers.
Intrinsic in these values is AWB’s focus on the
responsibility to effectively and consistently
address the health and wellbeing of its people.
In 2003/04, AWB has invested in a range of
support and policy infrastructure to meet the
needs of the workforce.
Workplace Diversity
AWB will further develop its Workplace
Diversity policy in 2004/05 with a mix of
face to face and e-learning programs. AWB
also seeks to improve workplace culture
through a clearly defined code of conduct
and through formal feedback systems.
Work-life balance
AWB acknowledges that, from time to time,
employees will have family responsibilities
that can conflict with work demands. The
AWB Work-life balance policy exists within
the broader framework of the Workplace
Diversity Policy, which is approved annually
by the AWB Limited board.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
In 2003/04, AWB fully implemented an
Employee Assistance Program that is a
professional, confidential counselling service
for employees and their immediate family
members. It provides employees an avenue
for advice and support by an independent
professional, and is designed to assist
employees (and their immediate family
members) with problems impacting their
general wellbeing and work performance.
AWB has a rapidly changing and growing
business, and has a stable and capable human
resource management infrastructure to
support the achievement of its business
objectives.
Left to right:
Kerrin Gleeson
Pricing Strategist
Andrew Tyas
Logistics Analyst
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