What is the Aim of Accreditation?
The Accreditation aims to:
- Recognise those employers that have started the journey to achieve excellence in the area of workplace flexibility
- Showcase organisations with mature and outstanding flexible working practices and outcomes
- Demonstrate and promote the business benefits of flexible working arrangements to employers and employees
- Provide organisations with a robust platform for benchmarking performance and driving continuous improvement in workplace flexibility practices
- Equip businesses who have demonstrated their commitment to workplace flexibility with a tangible Employer Branding Tool (in the form of a logo/banner that can be displayed on their marketing and promotional material at all times)
What are the Accreditation Criteria?
To be accredited organisations will need to demonstrate:
- Commitment to workplace flexibility by the CEO and Management Team
- The organisation's rationale for their Flexibility Strategy
- How the organisation has responded to employee's identified flexible employment needs
- How flexible work practices have been integrated into the functions of the business
- Employee awareness - the extent to which employees know and understand the flexible employment strategies and practices of the organisation
- The effectiveness of their flexibility strategy.
What are the Accreditation Categories?
The 4 categories of achievement are:
Bronze - an organisation that is 'getting started - but making progress'
Silver - an organisation that has responded to specific flexibility needs of staff and the business and has implemented a range of policies and programs
Gold - an organisation that has achieved significant change in relation to work practices and the development of a flexible work culture with demonstrated commitment and support from the executive management team
Platinum - achievement of excellence and best practice in creating a flexible workplace responsive to employee and business needs.
Who is Eligible for the Accreditation?
Application for Accreditation is by self-nomination. Applications from private, public and community sector organisations in state, metropolitan and regional centres are invited.
What is the Assessment Process?
The assessment process will vary according to the level of accreditation being applied for, and will consist of a combination of an:
- Online survey
- Audit of programs and policies
- Employee survey and
- On-site assessment
The assessment will be undertaken by one of the highly experienced consultants from either
Managing Work|Life Balance International or Part Time Online.
Once accredited an organisation can display their Accreditation logo (for a period of 1 year) on all of their marketing and promotional materials, including its website, job advertisements and annual reports.
To retain Accreditation status or improve on current rankings, organisations will be re-assessed each twelve months.
At the end of each year Awards will be made to organisations who have achieved standards of excellence in each category.
How Can I Achieve the Flexible Employer Accreditation?
To find out how you can achieve Accreditation and use that recognition and logo to publicise your efforts both within and outside your organisation, Contact us or call us on 02 93691133.
Accreditation Fees are applicable.
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