PAST PARTICIPATING
ORGANISATIONS:
MONDAY 22ND JUNE
RYDGES, WORLD SQUARE
FROM AUSTRALIA’S
BEST EMPLOYERS
Now in its 7th year, The National Employer of Choice Conference has once again assembled a unique line-up of public,
private and not–for-profit sector organisations that have
become recognised as some of Australia’s best employers.
During the Conference, each organisation will outline key
elements of their award-winning HR strategies and practices. This will provide a platform for people managers and HR
practitioners to explore innovative approaches to attracting
and retaining staff by becoming an industry leader through
world class HR practice.
The case studies presented during the Conference have
been selected to address a variety of key themes that will assist conference delegates in building a blueprint for becoming
a “best employer” within their industry.
In recent years this nationally recognised Conference has
guided hundreds of organisations closer to their goal of becoming an outstanding Australian employer.
The demographic of the Australian workforce is changing
rapidly and will look significantly different in the coming
decade. This is due to well-known factors such as population aging, national labour shortages and increasing immigration, as well as the significantly changing attitudes of
workers towards career and employment.
The current Australian business climate calls for organisations to be more mindful in their approach to attracting,
engaging and retaining talented and committed employees. In response, a growing number of organisations are
pioneering innovative strategy designed to increase employee engagement and ultimately enhance performance.
PRESENTING
ORGANISATIONS
CONFERENCE
ORGANISER
When selecting potential presenters, research is undertaken
into each organisation by the Conference organising committee regarding existing industry-based awards and recognition. A variety of sources are used, including:
The Australian Employer of Choice Conference is hosted by
the Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM). ASAM
sits at the nexus of a powerful network of major employers,
government agencies and leading Australian universities.
Over the past ten years, this network has enabled ASAM to
establish a unique position at the forefront of applied management education in Australia. In addition to an expansive
range of management education services, ASAM’s relationship with a unique public and private sector stakeholder
group enables it to track the ever changing needs of the Australian workforce. ASAM’s Seminars and Events arm is one
of Australia’s leading providers of professional development
conferences covering such areas as employee engagement
and wellbeing, diversity and gender equality, organisational
culture and leadership and management.
• THE AHRI NATIONAL AWARDS
• HR MONTHLY
• HEWITT BEST EMPLOYERS
• BRW – AUSTRALIA’S MOST RESPECTED COMPANIES
• EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR GENDER EQUALITY CITATION
• HR LEADERSHIP AWARDS
CONFERENCE
DELEGATES
The Conference has been developed to assist organisations
across all industries to better understand the requirements and
benefits of becoming an Employer of Choice. Attendees will
comprise a broad spectrum of roles, including line managers,
senior to executive level managers, human resources practitioners, policy managers and independent business owners.
“Great forum to gather ideas
before we embark on our own
employer of choice journey”
Kerrie Price - City of Sydney
CONFERENCE
DIRECTOR
Australian School of Applied Management
Veronica Lake
Phone. 1300 138 037
Email. [email protected]
THE NATIONAL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE CONFERENCE 2015
SYDNEY / MONDAY 22ND JUNE
DALE NISSEN
MANAGER - HEALTH SAFETY & WELLBEING - WORKSAFE VICTORIA
Dale Nissen is the Manager Health Safety and Wellbeing
at WorkSafe Victoria. Working closely with health industry
professionals WorkSafe has built a comprehensive wellbeing
strategy and range of programs to support it’s employees
under it’s EVP brand - feelingood@work. In 2014 WorkSafe
commenced an exciting pilot project aimed at providing
pro-active psychological support to 120 employees across 4
workgroups. Dale will provide an overview of the organisations
EVP, wellbeing program and the Professional Supervision Pilot.
KATIE-JEYN ROMEYN
DIRECTOR - COACH ON COLLINS
Katie-Jeyn is a leader in closing the gender pay equity gap. Her
business Coach on Collins helps companies bridge the gender
divide and provides “success” coaching for women starting,
changing or elevating their careers or enterprises.
Prior to launching Coach on Collins, Katie-Jeyn had a 15-year
career in the mining industry. Starting as a mine site administrator, she quickly progressed to executive leadership ranks. Her
most recent corporate role was Executive General Manager
People & Business Services with St Barbara Limited, an
ASX-listed gold explorer and producer.
In seven years at St Barbara, Katie-Jeyn led the company’s pay
equity gap reduction from a staggering 43% in 2007 to 11.4%
in 2014. This result out-performed the mining sector’s gap of
23.8 % in 2014 and the national gap of 18.2%. As a result, St
Barbara won state and national awards, and was a recipient
of the 2014 Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s “Employer of
Choice for Gender Equality”.
MATTHEW FRANCIS
AUSTRALIAN HR RISING STAR 2014 AUSTRALIAN HR AWARDS
Matthew is a passionate Human Resources professional with
generalist HR experience spanning Retail, Private Health Insurance, Government, and Not-for-profit. After early roles in internal
recruitment, Matt developed a particular interest in performance/
talent management, leadership development, and the implementation/integration of HR technology. It is in this technology
space that he and his RSPCA Qld colleagues were recognized
with the Peter Williams Award for HR Technology at the 2014
AHRI Awards. He was also named Australian HR Rising Star at
the 2014 Australian HR Awards, and has appeared in HRD Magazine on several occasions, including in the 2014 ‘HR Hot List’.
Believing that “an organisation cannot be any greater than the
people who comprise it, and lead it”, Matt sees Human Resources as the connective tissue between organizational and individual
goals, and is committed to advancing the HR profession by
continuing to position the function as a genuine business partner.
NINA SOCHON
LEADING EXPERT ON REMOTE AND FLEXIBLE WORK IN AUSTRALIA
Nina Sochon is a leading expert on remote and flexible work
in Australia. This year Nina is a featured expert on the national
documentary ‘Equilibrium Man’. Nina has consulted with leading
businesses in Australia, conducted research and provided advice
to many Australian employers. Nina established and led the
team that delivered the Federal Government’s national work from
home (‘telework’) initiatives between 2011 and 2013.
Nina now assists businesses to drive amazing service outcomes
and powerful staff engagement through clear results manage-
ment, leadership and highly productive remote and virtual work
arrangements.
Nina is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management with experience managing her own virtual, remote and high
performing teams. Nina has advised organisations at the executive level and is currently the lead expert on the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s education program that has established
flexible work toolkits for people at all levels of an organisation.
THE NATIONAL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE CONFERENCE 2015
SYDNEY / MONDAY 22ND JUNE
PETER HARTNETT
HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE - SANITARIUM HEALTH & WELLBEING
Peter Hartnett is the Head of People and Culture for Sanitarium
Health & Wellbeing, a 100% Australian owned company with
116 years of history and manufacturer of some of Australia’s favourite breakfast brands including Weet-Bix and Up & Go. He is
not only passionate about providing Australia with a great start to
their day but providing a great place to work for its employees.
With over 25 years working in the human resources field Peter
has been with Sanitarium for the last 5 years as a key driver
in creating a culture that is aimed at sustaining Sanitarium in a
competitive FMCG industry that is facing major challenges.
Peter believes creating a positive culture is everyone’s responsibility but no one plays a more important role than its frontline
leaders. With his passion to understand people’s behaviour,
change their way of thinking and his ability to challenge the
status quo Peter’s goal is to achieve business outcomes
through culture.
WAYNE GOBERT
HEAD OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE - ASSETLINK GROUP
Wayne is responsible for the strategic direction and operational
contribution of HR, Risk & Business Improvement, Communications, learning & development, and customer experience
at the Assetlink Group. Over the past few years The Assetlink
Group’s has been awarded; Diversity Champion CEO of The
Year and Cross Cultural Management award winner by AHRI,
Best Company and Winner Innovation Through People award
from the Building Services Industry Contractors Association,
and recognised two years in row as a Top Employer by The
Top Employers Institute. Wayne is a highly qualified and experienced business executive who brings and brings experience
in various sectors of industry including facilities services, insurance and various global companies. Wayne holds qualifications
from Stanford University and UNSW. He was awarded the
Order of Australia in 2011 for his service to the community.
ANDY MOFFAT
CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER - TAL
Andy joined TAL as its Chief People and Culture Officer in
January 2014. He has extensive experience as a senior human
resources executive in financial services firms and has worked in
United Kingdom, North American and most countries in Europe.
customer-centric journey across a number of different countries.
Prior to this, Andy was the Human Resources Director for Aviva’s
Corporate Office and he held senior roles at Aduronet, Norwich
Union, Teleglobe International, Intelsat and IBM UK Ltd.
His key strengths are in driving culture change, enabling organisation development and aligning people practices to deliver
business priorities.
Andy has a Master of Arts in Social Sciences from the University
of Glasgow, a post-graduate Diploma in Personnel Management
from the University of Aston and is a Graduate of the Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development in United Kingdom. A
proud Scot, Andy was a semi-professional soccer player in his
early years and is married with children.
Most recently he was the Human Resources Director, Europe,
at Aviva PLC where he aligned people processes around a
MARY-JANE IERODIACONOU
MANAGING PARTNER - JUSTITIA
Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou is the Managing Partner of Justitia, a law
firm based in Melbourne and Canberra which advises employers
on all legal matters relating to the workplace and HR, provides
training and conflict resolution services. Justitia is an innovative
law firm working with clients in a highly collaborative model. This
was recognised by the legal profession in 2013 when Justitia was
awarded Law Firm of the Year by the Law Institute of Victoria.
In addition to managing the business with her business partner
Sarah Rey, Mary-Jane has long been involved in community work,
particularly with women and refugees. Mary-Jane is also a long
standing member of the Advisory Board, Centre for Employment
and Labour Relations, Law School, University of Melbourne.
CONFERENCE
AGENDA
8.30 - 9.00
Registration
9.00 - 9.15
Opening Statements
9.15 - 9.55
Keynote Presentation
Victoria
2.00 - 3.00
Panel
Discussion
hy aim to be an Employer
W
of Choice? What it means for
your recruitment, productivity,
engagement and brand
Wayne Gobert OAM
Doherty
Head of Programs, QBE Australia
Head of People and Culture,
Assetlink Group
ustralian 2014 HR Awards - Australian
A
HR Team of the Year
AHRI Diversity Champion - CEO
Matthew Francis
People and Communications Advisor, TUH
Australian 2014 HR Awards 9.55 - 10.35
Keynote
Address
Mental Wellbeing Strategy and
our Professional Supervision
Pilot Project
HR Rising star of the year
Dale Nissen
Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Citation
Manager Health Safety and
Wellbeing, Worksafe
Professional Supervision Pilot Program
10.35 - 10.40
Review
10.40 - 11.00
Morning Tea
11.00 - 11.40
Keynote Presentation
Andy Moffat
Chief People and Culture Officer, TAL
3.00 - 3.10
Review
3.10 - 3.30
Afternoon Tea
3.30 - 4.10
Keynote
Address
Flexibility in Practice
Workplace Flexibility
2013 Law Firm of the Year (Law Institute
of Victoria Legal Awards)
Head of People and Culture, Sanitarium
11.40 - 12.20
How to make remote and flexible
work styles effective - theory,
practice and tips.
Managing Partner, Justitia Lawyers
and Consultants
AHRI Sir Ken Robinson Award for
Peter Hartnett
The Australian Business Awards Employer
of Choice 2014
Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou
4.10 - 4.50
Keynote
Address
Closing the Pay Equity Gap
Katie-Jeyn Romeyn
Director, Coach on Collins
Nina Sochon
Leading Expert on Remote and Flexible
Work in Australia
12.20 - 1.20
Lunch
1.20 - 2.00
Keynote Presentation
Brendan Farrell
Executive Director, Australian School of
Applied Management
4.50 - 5.00
Closing Comments
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