The following workplaces have gained accreditation as a breastfeeding friendly workplace.

AGL

AGL Energy is one of Australia’s largest integrated energy companies, focused on power generation and gas production, and Australia’s largest retailer of gas, electricity and related services. With 1600 employees nationally, AGL is headquartered in St Leonards Sydney with office locations in Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra and operating sites in Camden, Mt Beauty, Eildon and Somerton.

AGL recognises that in today's employment market, the level of competition to attract and retain talented and skilled people is high and continues to increase. For AGL, finding and keeping the very best people depends on their ability to recruit from the full depth and breadth of the talent pool, and delivering a working environment that meets the needs of all employees. It also understands that companies whose workforce profiles reflect the diversity of their customers are proven to be better able to appreciate and respond to the needs of those customers and has appointed a Wellbeing & Diversity Manager to develop and implement a strategy that will meet these needs.

Part of this strategy is a wellbeing program. AGL recognises that wellbeing is about living a healthy, happy and productive life by making personal choices that contribute to a balanced lifestyle. To help achieve such a balance AGL underpins its wellbeing vision by providing principles, policies and programs to support employees in six key areas: physical, social, emotional, financial, social and creative wellbeing.

As part of its Wellbeing Program AGL has achieved national accreditation from the Australian Breastfeeding Association (the first Australian organisation to do so). Other resources for parents include

• Paid parental leave
• Preparing for and returning from parental leave seminars
• Parental Leave Toolkit including information on Wellbeing & Pregnancy Leaders
• Parental Leave Checklist
• Combining Breastfeeding and Work
• Practicalities of Returning to Work

GE Money



GE Money is committed to creating and maintaining a family friendly work environment where our employees have the options they need to manage work/life priorities. We recognise the importance of diversity in the workplace and welcome return to work mothers as an integral part of our workforce. In support of this, we were accredited as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace in June 2007 and offer our employees the following flexible work options and initiatives: GE Money is a division of the General Electric Company, a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. We serve customers in more than 100 countries and employ more than 300,000 people worldwide.

Nursing Mother Facilities, including an Infant Feeding policy and breastfeeding room On Site Day Care Facilities GE employees have the option to apply for a variety of flexible work options such as Flextime, Part-Time Work, Job Sharing, Compressed Work week, Telework and Remote Work. Generous paid parental leave Full-time onsite health nurse to assist with any personal health queries including assistance with pregnancy or potential pregnancy related matters.
GE Women's Network 'Keep in Touch' programme for employees on Maternity Leave Formal and informal Mentoring programmes for female employees Continued representation of women on training, recruitment and succession plans A meritocracy where performance and equal opportunity are valued culturally, GE Money is one of Australia's leading consumer finance companies offering a wide range of consumer lending products. The company has assets in excess of A$30 billion and over 3 million customers across Australia and New Zealand.
GE Money was voted “Finance Company of the Year” in 2005 and 2006 by Money Magazine.

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ANZ

For ANZ, introducing policies and programs that promote greater diversity, flexibility and life/balance is particularly important in light of a tight labour market and an increasingly diverse workforce. We want to be a bank with a distinctive and inclusive culture where difference is valued and leveraged, and where people can bring their whole selves to work, feel valued and be challenged. Flexibility enables our people to fully contribute and achieve their best in the workplace - while balancing their family and life priorities. It helps us attract and retain the best talent in the market, to manage workloads and to encourage employee diversity - essential ingredients for workplace effectiveness and long-term business sustainability.

ANZ's policies and culture ensure that flexibility is consistently available and accessible to both women and men at all stages of life at ANZ. Enabling women to fully contribute to the best of their ability is a core element of ANZ's diversity strategy. Over the past few years there has been a significant focus on the attraction, development and retention of female talent at ANZ and providing them with support to succeed. In September 2007, ANZ was accredited as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and was also recognised as an Employer of Choice for Women for the fifth consecutive year by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). Policies and initiatives that support our flexible work practices include:

• Flexible Leave policies, including career break12 weeks paid parental leave with the option to extend unpaid parental leave by 24 months
• Flexible work arrangements, including job share and telecommuting
• Working Parents Networks
• Pre-natal leave
• 'Stay in Touch' seminars (for parents on parental leave)
• Child Care CentresChild Care Kit
• ANZ Baby Bag

For more information about ANZ please visit www.anz.com

St Pauls Grammar School

St Paul’s Grammar School is a co-educational Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 interdenominational Christian school, dedicated to equipping its students to become people of discernment who value Christian faith, integrity and excellence in all of life and who will serve in the world as confident, competent and compassionate adults. The school aims to present a world-class education which preserves the best of traditional methodology and keeps abreast of cutting edge contemporary practice.
It also seeks to present with integrity the teachings and values of the Christian faith.

All staff are employed under the applicable Multi-Business Agreement (MBA) which clearly outlines all working conditions. St Paul’s recognises the importance of Family Work Life Balance and the importance of diversity in the workplace. As parents are a valued part of our school community, we have put in place procedures to welcome the return to work of new mothers.
We are proud to be the first school in Australia to be accredited by the Australian Breastfeeding Association as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace.

For more information about St Pauls please visit www.stpauls.nsw.edu.au

IP Australia

IP Australia is a government agency that is committed to maintaining a healthy workforce and has adopted a health and wellbeing strategy for employees to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle and work/life balance. As an employer with over 1,000 employees administering patents, designs, trade marks and Plant Breeders’ Rights for individual and business customers in Australia and overseas, IP Australia has a range of family friendly workplace options for staff.

IP Australia has added national accreditation from the Australian Breastfeeding Association to a comprehensive suite of options for employees with parental responsibilities including:

• Paid maternity and parental leave;
• Carer’s room facility;
• On-site car parking preference for third trimester expectant mothers;
• On-site facilities for breastfeeding mothers to express and nurse;
• Carer’s leave for parents with sick children;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Subsidised vacation care costs;
• An information and referral service for child care options;
• An Employee Assistance Program for counselling on personal and work issues; and
• An annual health and wellbeing subsidy towards the cost of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

For more information about IP Australia please visit www.ipaustralia.gov.au