2nd Annual Flexible Working Summit 2019
02 - 04 December, 2019
| Mercure Sydney Central, Sydney, NSW
Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 4th December 2019
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Conference Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Opening Remarks by IQPC and the Conference Chair
Kenan Hibberd -
Executive Manager People, Culture & Safety,
Unitywater
9:10 am - 9:50 am
CASE STUDY: Back to Basics: Building a Business Case to Introduce Flexible Working at Afterpay Touch
Shanyn Payne -
Global Human Resource Director,
Afterpay Touch
The introduction of flexible working policies at Afterpay Touch aims to improve diversity and inclusion within the organisation. To start this journey, the utilisation of workforce data to determine the focus for flexible working options helps build a business case. Building a business case for a company that has tripled in size in the past three years will be challenging but achievable.
In this session:
- Utilising workforce data to determine the areas of focus for flexible working options
- Understanding the challenges of implementing flexible working in a fast growing financial technology company
- Building an effective business case to gain executive buy-in and roll out flexible working
Speaker:
10:30 am - 11:00 am
MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 am - 11:40 am
SPEAKER PANEL: Redesigning Flexible Working Practices to Retain the Talent of Tenured Employees
Alex Diab -
Director, People and Property,
NSW Business Chamber
Penny Lovett - Chief HR Officer, The Salvation Army Australia Territory
Fiona Sheppard - Diversity & Inclusion Leader, ANZ, Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd.
The current volume and rapid increase of people remaining in the workplace well past traditional retirement age is unprecedented. The demand of flexible working isn’t only the requirements of the new emerging workforce but also of the tenured workers that have the skills and experience. They are looking for flexibility, equal opportunities, and better access to training and development to further excel their skills and experience. In order to retain talent, organisations need to redesign their flexible working practices to accommodate to the requests of their more experienced employees who are accustomed to traditional ways of working.
In this session:
- Evaluating the requests of the ageing demographic of the workforce to determine what flexibility means to them
- Trialling flexible working practices in a limited and controlled environment
- Gathering data through conducting surveys and reporting on results to highlight benefits and learnings
- Empowering leaders to consider innovative ways to attract and retain the talent of the ageing workforce
Panellist:
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
CASE STUDY: Lessons Learnt: How Vodafone Changed their Approach to Influence Leaders to Embrace Flexible Working
Vanessa Hicks -
HR Director,
Vodafone
Vodafone’s journey of flexible working started in late 2016 with the head office moving to a new work space. This move supported the introduction of flexible working and provided the opportunity for change amongst an organisation that has over 2300 employees nationally. 18 months later, Vodafone reviewed their employee’s experience of flexible working arrangements and discovered that not all leaders were embracing this consistently. The importance of communication and role modelling became key factors in improving the engagement of leaders to understand the benefits of flexible working.
In this session:
- Implementing a flexible working culture to improve the employee experience
- Developing change management strategies to embrace flexible working
- Influencing leaders to understand the benefits of flexible working and lead by example
Speaker:
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
Developing Policies to Improve Diversity and Inclusion
Megan Marina -
Associate HR Business Partner,
Uber
- Assessing the current demographics of the workforce
- Understanding the importance of diversity across all industries
- Developing strategies to enable inclusiveness within the workforce
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