Helping Growing
Families at
Officeworks
In March, Sarah Hunter
(Managing Director) and Rebecca
Oakley (General Manager —
Human Resources) announced
the new Growing Families Policy
to replace the previous Parental
Leave Policy.
Since joining the business, Rebecca
and Sarah had received a lot of
feedback from team members
across the country via the Half Yearly
Leadership Updates and other
conversations. One of the common
themes that came through strongly,
was that our paid parental policy
was not fit for purpose. The OLT
agree and feel the refreshed policy
will better support growing families
across the business and help make
bigger things happen at home.
The announcement of the new
policy was met with excitement by
team members who are growing
their families — whether currently
expecting or planning on growing
their family in the future. Here’s what
just a few of our team members
had to say:
‘As soon as I heard about this new
scheme I felt instant relief, it makes
such a huge difference for myself
and my husband. I personally
wanted to thank everyone involved
as I’m sure this is going to make
such a big difference in our team
members lives.’
Raeza Nanfra (Coordinator) from
Officeworks Carnegie (Vic)
‘I think it’s a great initiative. Many
people go through different phases
and changes in their life, and to have
a workplace that can support you
through these periods is fantastic.
I’m now getting ready to enter that
chapter in my life where I will be a
first-time parent, and this will give me
more time bond with my child during
those first months of its life, and who
wouldn’t want that?’
Glen Retallack (Business
Specialist External)
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