Employee initiatives
Our approach
We are committed to investing in our people and creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive, where accountabilities are clear, the right behaviours are rewarded, and it is safe to speak up.
We want the working experience at Westpac to be supportive and inspiring and we are working to put that goal into practice through our policies and action areas of:
- Work culture
- Employee health and safety
- Talent attraction and retention
- Inclusion & diversity.
Our policies and positions
Work culture
We invest in our people, supporting them to grow and achieve their goals. We continue to build a more accountable, risk aware and customer-focused culture guided by our purpose and values.
Employee health, safety and wellbeing
We are committed to providing a safe, secure and injury free workplace that enriches the health, safety and wellbeing of our people.
Talent and careers
Care is at the heart of our people proposition and is reflected in our initiatives, benefits and employee programmes, including flexible working. Our goal is to build a diverse workforce of amazing talent and support our people to take their career as far as possible.
Advocating for positive change
We are continuing to build a workplace that champions inclusion and fosters diversity, where our people feel valued, respected and safe.
Our progress
We report regularly and aim to be as transparent as possible to enable stakeholders to compare our relative performance over time.
Find out how we seek to create economic, social and environmental impact in our Annual Report and Climate Report.