Common use of INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT Clause in Contracts

INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT. (a) The University is committed to increasing employment and participation opportunities for Indigenous Australians and this objective forms part of the University’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Australian people. (b) The University will provide a supportive working environment for Indigenous Australians and ensure University policies, procedures and guidelines are formulated with the view of eliminating racism in the workplace and ensuring the University is culturally responsive and responsible. (c) The University has an Indigenous Employment Strategy developed through a consultative process involving representatives from the University and the Indigenous community. The Indigenous Employment Strategy will provide the framework to deliver programs and strategies supportive of and relevant to Indigenous Australians in order to improve employment outcomes. (d) The University will express a percentage target for increasing overall Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander employment in the Indigenous Employment Strategy. The aim of the target is to reflect the general principle that the workforce profile of the University will be a reflection of the diversity of the larger community profile in relation to Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander People. (e) The University will take active measures to achieve the target contained in the Indigenous Employment Strategy which will be in accordance with those set out in the ISAG Guidelines, which is currently 3%, as amended from time to time. (f) In addition, the VCP has established an Indigenous Advisory Committee that is responsible to the VCP for taking active measures to support the Strategy. The Indigenous Advisory Committee comprises members of the Indigenous community, members of the local community and members of staff. All indigenous members of staff are invited to participate in the Advisory Committee. (g) The Committee will be responsible to the VCP for monitoring the employment and participation initiatives aimed at ensuring that the percentage of Indigenous Australian staff members at the University is at least that outlined in the University’s Indigenous Employment Strategy.

INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT. (a) The University is committed to increasing employment and participation opportunities for Indigenous Australians and this objective forms part of the University’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Australian people. (b) The University will provide a supportive working environment for Indigenous Australians and ensure University policies, procedures and guidelines are formulated with the view of eliminating racism in the workplace and ensuring the University is culturally responsive and responsible. (c) The University has an Indigenous Employment Strategy developed through a consultative process involving representatives from the University and the Indigenous community. The Indigenous Employment Strategy will provide the framework to deliver programs and strategies supportive of and relevant to Indigenous Australians in order to improve employment outcomes. (d) The University will express a percentage target for increasing overall Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Xxxxxx Islander employment in the Indigenous Employment Strategy. The aim of the target is to reflect the general principle that the workforce profile of the University will be a reflection of the diversity of the larger community profile in relation to Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander People. (e) The University will take active measures to achieve the target contained in the Indigenous Employment Strategy which will be in accordance with those set out in the ISAG Guidelines, which is currently 3%, as amended from time to time. (f) In addition, the VCP has established an Indigenous Advisory Committee that is responsible to the VCP for taking active measures to support the Strategy. The Indigenous Advisory Committee comprises members of the Indigenous community, members of the local community and members of staff. All indigenous members of staff are invited to participate in the Advisory Committee. (g) The Committee will be responsible to the VCP for monitoring the employment and participation initiatives aimed at ensuring that the percentage of Indigenous Australian staff members at the University is at least that outlined in the University’s Indigenous Employment Strategy.