6 . AUSTRALIAN POST-5.8
5 . WESTPAC BANKING-6.3
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apprenticeship program available at the Sydney , Melbourne and Brisbane airports . Apprentices learn aircraft maintenance and other trades , and are offered a variety of benefits once employed — including paid training and a 19-day work month .
Reconciliation Action Plan , a policy to bring more Aboriginal citizens and Torres Strait Islanders into the company ’ s workforce .
6 . AUSTRALIAN POST-5.8
Australian Post — which delivers the mail from Western Australia to New South Wales , and from Queensland to Victoria — is the only government-owned company on this list because none of the others eligible were on Reputex ’ s corporate social responsibility index . The mail carrier has a Graduate Program for students who have completed their undergraduate or postgraduate studies in the last 3 years . For individuals motivated to forge a career in information and digital technology , the company offers a Tertiary Education Hire Program , which is an opportunity to gain first-hand IT experience . Finally , its diversity initiatives include the 2011
5 . WESTPAC BANKING-6.3
In 2010 , Westpac was on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations List , created by the Corporate Knights . Like Australian Post , Westpac also has a graduate program . “ We offer structured one and two-year graduate programs within various business areas spanning the full spectrum of financial services , from day-to-day retail banking to some of the biggest commercial deals in the world ,” reads their website . One of their employees wrote on Glassdoor , “ Depending on the area you work in , there ’ s lots of opportunity to get exposure to a range of products and functions across the bank . [ There ’ s a ] reasonable work life balance . The maternity and working arrangements are very generous if you ’ re a younger woman starting a family .”
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