Diversity at KordaMentha

There are 35 people in this office. I am from a Caucasian background in another country, and I am the furthest from the monotonous ethical background of the office. Diversity is not even given lip service.

It's a pretty blokey office, by virtue of the industry being relatively hidden. Senior staff are very open about the lack of women and we are always looking for talented female candidates. Women are overrepresented in the candidate pool in fact. Otherwise, parents seem to be well supported - many senior members work 4 days a week to support their families. Ethnically we have an ok amount of diversity. Doesn't seem like anyone minds about sexuality.

KM makes an effort to include diversity within the marketing of the company, however the majority of the teams seem to lack diversity.

I think HR does really well in always trying to improve their programs and the diversity of the work. There is an active effort to employ people from diverse backgrounds. There needs to be more investment in promoting women, or training women up specifically to be leaders in the offices. In Perth particularly we have had a lot of women leave at a senior level, which has resulted in a gap that hasn't been filled. Representation is incredibly important especially in an industry like this, and more intentional training and investment should happen so that you have women in the places that count. I don't see any discrimination in regards to ethnic minorities and LGBT, but again, it's representation that counts and there isn't much at a senior level in Perth. Representation is important because it allows the junior team to visually see a pathway forward and to be able to communicate about issues they otherwise would not be comfortable discussing. Representation is a pathway to transparency revolving around any discrimination based issues

The company offers flexible and competitive options for child card and maternity leave. They are committed to diversity, all employees/potential employees are treated the same regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation.

The company hires on a best person policy, however also makes effort to ensure a diverse team. I think too much positive discrimination hiring can have a negative effect on the company, as you are not picking the best person, however its important to have diversity.

Maternity / Paternity leave seems approachable which is good, and I hope that we will continue to see growth in the number of female partners. At the director level the equality seems great. There are plenty of ethnicities represented amongst employees, I can't speak to LGBT, it's not something that is brought up / noticeable?

I think the firm still has a lot of work to do here.

There are a lot more males than females in the company. It appears hard to retain women.

They do a good job of making sure there is a balance of male and female graduates.

Good diversity amongst current employees, very respectful of each person.

Whilst the firm is mindful of diversity, the reality of the gender split is that the office is largely male

Workplace is very white, and vast majority of partners are male. LGBT presence is virtually nonexistent. Company does provide parental leave (regardless of gender) which is great.

No real stress on diversity. Very few women in my service line, though it seems as if hiring has shifted to focus on women now.

I am not sure on specific policies relating to this, however our company is diverse and shows no signs of anti-diversity behaviour.

As I am neither an ethnic minority or member of the LGBTQ+ community, I am unable to comment on the firm's treatment of these individuals as it would not be from first hand experience. With regards to respect to women, women are given the same opportunities at KordaMentha for career progression and salary. The firm has committed to covering childcare expenses where it is needed on a last minute basis. KordaMentha also provide generous maternity leave and allow for flexible working arrangements (eg. part-time, working from home) when returning to work following maternity leave.

Attending various networking events to promote the brand

Not sure, but jobs are given out fairly and without bias toward gender/ethnicity

All applicants require a university degree so this is somewhat of a moot point.

As I am not a from a less privileged background I am unable to comment on this as it would not be from first hand experience.