Diversity at Commonwealth Bank

Diversity is evident, events are always held to promote awareness around diversity and inclusion.

49/51% ratio of women to men in leadership.

All diversity groups are respected at CommBank, with events held to celebrate some (e.g. multicultural and multifaith holidays). Leave and other benefits is afforded to all those who need, with no discrimination on basis of race, sex or gender.

The company is very diverse in terms of recruitment and is working towards a 50/50 leadership ratio.

Each team that I have been involved in has been extremely diverse and caters towards leave relating to peoples personal situations

I'd say there is quite an emphasis on CBA being a diverse workplace.

Throughout the entire process of recruitment and in the office, diversity is very important to CBA. There are many events in the calendar tailored to various diverse holidays and activities.

My last manager made comments about how the men shouldnt take as much paternity leave because they are men, and questioned them asking what the team would think if they took that much time off. he would make this comment to multiple of the expecting parents. This is just one person though, ive noticed everyone else being very respectful to one another.

I'm a huge promoter in this area and I'm satisfied with the steps CBA is taking.

From what I can tell it seems like they do well with diversity

Pretty good with maternity leave and stuff and supporting women through that phase. Also a pretty good indigenous support system.

Good from what I can tell. Hire the best candidates.

Don't have much experience with this. Seems quite inclusive.

Clearly focused with hiring efforts, inclusive events and programs provided for all employees to attend.

We have social groups. We have a whole team dedicated to inclusion and diversity. We also have benefits and perks related to work/life balances in our contracts such as child care, maternity leave etc.

Diversity and inclusion is heavily promoted.

It's hard to comment on diversity with respect to minority groups I'm not a part of (LGBT/ethnic minorities), however I will say that it is that the company diveristy is the largest out of any I've worked before. They have a generous maternity leave package and childcare facilities at the Sydney office but would be nice if these perks were extended to other offices in Australia.

Good maternity and paternity leave.

They make an active effort to make everyone feel well supported.

I do believe CBA is almost on par (if not already is on par) with the gender ratio. I have found a wide variety of people from varying ethnic backgrounds at the bank.

Provide specific employment avenues.

They have placements for Indigenous applicants and students.

They have run an indigenous pathways program which has been going well for the last few years.

The company provides platforms and additional opportunities from people of less privileged backgrounds. Additionally, the ability to work from home can enable these less privileged backgrounds to still be able to work comfortably.

Partner with CareerTrackers and other organisations

My area has employed an individual with a social disability to come in every day an do administrative tasks.

The bank has a number of groups that go and talk to the community and provide support and funding to these communities to ensure that everyone has a fair go.

Career days in all areas. Regional recruitment drives. Intern programs.

The company has a group of committed teams whose sole focus is to increase the amount of workers from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The huge diversity of roles means we are probably one of the biggest employers of underprivileged Australians.

Internships for disadvantaged backgrounds

Specialised internships, mentoring, resume building for high school aged youth

Not sure - but the bank does a lot of Not for profit charity work and employees are encouraged to volunteer at least 2 days per year.

We have specific internship programs to support less privileged backgrounds

There is an active program for some backgrounds, such as a strong indigenous Australian graduate intake.

My company aim to support all applicants whatever the background they come from.

There are several programs however I have little knowledge of them.

Consult with universities to attain students on scholarships. Be unbiased in the hiring process by having a diverse interview panel

As one example they are involved in the Australian Disability Network and the Indigenous Trackers Program, and partner with them to bring in interns and graduates.

I believe there are initiatives aimed at attracting employees from less privileged backgrounds.