Diversity at Optus

The situation is improving, as evidenced by the increasing number of female graduates joining the company in recent years. However, there remains a noticeable gender imbalance in many teams, and some employees may not yet fully embrace the principles of diversity and inclusion. To address this, I believe it would be beneficial for the company to extend diversity training to a broader range of employees, including those who have been with the company for a longer period.

diversity is greatly celebrated at Optus. I have had some fantastic opportunities through the Express Yourself Network (LGBTQIA+) as well as support from the Disability Network. There are also a lot of fantastic events for women in leadership.

Multiple internal employee networks. Go to great effort to acknowledge important dates in the calendar. High level of representation

They have recruitment targets for women in leadership and are proud allies to the LGBTQIA community, but there is a way to go to increase the representation of women in leadership roles. They have generous maternity leave policies, and schemes to promote staff internally.

Very diverse and supportive. EDI is always promoted.

Seems to try really hard to on diversity and supporting the communities

We have a number of employee networks within the business for women leadership, disability, and first nations employees.

Everyone is supported and diversity is encouraged and celebrated

We have various employee networks

There is lots of talk about diversity and inclusion, however in my particular area there the representation of women is quite low and the men chat can feel you feel inferior and not in the clique.

Optus is extremely committed to diversity, and it is evident everywhere.

Definitely very open about diversity and we're very big on celebrating diversity on campus and on special days.

There are a number of internal networks promoting diversity including ethnic Minorities, LGBTIQA+, Indigenous, Veterans etc.

Optus appears to be quite committed to diversity and organises many events and policies to show this.

As mentioned before, I believe our company is an example of best practice when it comes to diversity and inclusion. We have employee networks dedicated to the LGBTIQA+ community, and we are a proud major sponsor of Mardi Gras. We also have first nations employee groups, and we publish our RAP earlier this year and went above and beyond the requirements. We also have an elevate employee group, dedicated to promoting female talent within the workforce and are working hard to eliminate the pay gap. We also have general parental leave rights, and offer flexible working arrangements for parents and caregivers. We also have quite a diverse SLT with different cultural/gender backgrounds.

Optus has employee networks committed to diversity, and is an avid supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community

Lack of women in leadership and executive roles

72% of MD/VP level executives are men, Optus may have some policies to hire more women/ethnic minorities but it is clear that these policies seemingly do not extend to the highest levels of the organisation. The disproportionate ratio of male to female executives is too large for me to feel comfortable saying that the policies are working as intended. Diversity especially at the highest levels also leaves much to be desired. Optus do have events and activities celebrating diversity but ^.

As a company I would say we are very diverse. We have a women as our CEO as well as minorities in many leadership positions, therefore it doesn't seem like a barrier for promotions. As someone who is a minority and has a disability, I felt very respected during my recruitment and by my managers.

Optus seems committed to diversity in the workplace.