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CIMIC Group Limited Annual Report 2016 |
Sustainability Report
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We are focused on the diversity of our business in three areas: gender diversity; local participation internationally; and Indigenous
employment in Australia. We are also aware of the importance of age diversity to our business.
The primary aim of the Group's Diversity Policy is to increase and leverage the diversity that exists across the organisation. This includes
increasing and retaining the number of women employed at all levels in CIMIC Group by seeking to overcome the challenges associated
with the relatively small numbers of women entering the engineering trades and profession. As we increase female representation across
CIMIC Group, we are seeking to ensure that women are not over-represented in administrative and professional service roles, and under-
represented in the trade, engineering and leadership roles that are core to our business.
We report certain gender related information to the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) based on the
year ended 30 June 2016. The 2015/16 WGEA submissions show that, for the reporting entities of CIMIC, CPB Contractors, Thiess and
Leighton Properties, females accounted for around 18% of both management and non-management positons. While these results reflect
the traditionally male dominated nature of the construction and mining industries, they are encouraging in comparison to the 2016
WGEA industry data for construction (15.9%) and mining (15.8%).
Female participation (% of each Operating Company’s workforce)
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All managers
All non-managers
CIMIC
34.0
46.9
CPB Contractors
9.5
21.0
Thiess
14.5
13.6
Sedgman
14.1
19.3
Leighton Properties
7.1
50.0
EIC Activities
11.8
15.2
Pacific Partnerships
28.6
38.7
Our aim is to employ an international workforce that reflects the populations in which we operate and to be an employer of choice in the
regions in which we operate. Across our major contracting businesses, we are achieving a relatively high level of local participation.
Nationals (as a % of workforce)
Nationals
CPB Contractors
85
Leighton Asia
98
Sedgman
98
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the first inhabitants of Australia, and we respect and value Indigenous people, their land
and communities and their culture and heritage. Providing employment and opportunities for Indigenous Australians is a social objective
we share with our clients. In 2016, CIMIC Group had a number of programs and partnerships in place to support the employment of
Indigenous employees and the use of Indigenous suppliers including our Oothungs (sisters in mining) program, strategic partnerships with
Indigenous employment services such as CareerTrackers and CareerSeekers and the implementation of a Group wide procurement policy
which supports the use of Indigenous suppliers in our supply chain.
Our objectives include increasing and retaining the number of Indigenous people employed by the Group and increasing opportunities for
indirect economic participation e.g. through subcontracting or supply contracts; and building our knowledge of, and capacity in,
Indigenous participation. With the decline of remote projects e.g oil and gas, we are focused on urban projects to increase our Indigenous
workforce. In 2016, our Indigenous employment rates were as follows:
Indigenous employment (# and % of each Operating Company’s workforce)
Male
Female
CPB Contractors
21 (0.5%)
11 (0.2%)
Thiess
84 (2.9%)
42 (1.5%)
CPB Contractors is also a 50% shareholder in Ngarda Civil and Mining (Ngarda)
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, one of Australia's largest Indigenous contracting
companies, and a multi-disciplined service provider in mining, civil construction and infrastructure works across Australia. Ngarda has a
workforce of 168, 85 percent of whom are Indigenous people. The company currently has 6 apprentices, 47 trainees and 2 academy
based trainees. There are 27 Indigenous personnel completing Certificate III in Metalliferous Mining Operations.
CPB Contractors also has a 10-year partnership with CareerTrackers (entered into in 2013) which supports the long-term career
aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students through the creation of private sector internship opportunities.
Ensuring we have the right balance of age groups in our workforce is also important to CIMIC Group. We need to retain the experience
that mature age workers have gained from working in our industry and our organisations for long periods. Our Operating Companies are
working towards achieving this goal.
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Based on Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) report for year ended 30 June 2016. Detailed reports by company can be
found at
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Ngarda Civil and Mining Pty Limited is a Pilbara based industry leader in Indigenous employment in the Australian mining industry.
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