Indigenous employment

• Crown’s Indigenous Employment Strategy is considered best practice model by the Australian Employment Covenant and GenerationOne 
• High retention rate of Indigenous Australians (Over 50 percent) 
• First employer to sign the Australian Employment Covenant, which focuses on creating demand for Aboriginal employment 
• Major financial contributor to GenerationOne

Recipient of major Industry, State and Federal Government awards for training and diversity – including:

• Diversity @ Work Award 2010 for “Employment and Inclusion of Indigenous Australians - Large Organisations”   

• Diversity Award for 2011 from Fairfax Media in recognition of our Indigenous Employment Program   

• The Wurreker Award 2011 for “Private Sector Employer Award” for achievements in aboriginal employment

"The programs run by these six organisations are giving job seekers that clear path to employment."
GenerationOne spokesperson Tania Major

GenerationOne chief Tim Gartrell said Mr Packer's pledge will make Crown one of Victoria's largest employers of indigenous people.

"It's great for a senior CEO to get involved,'' he said. ''That's really important because it's about changing people's perspectives."

"One of the really exciting things is James operates in an urban metro area and this is where the vast majority of indigenous Australians are and this is where we need to increase their employment opportunities."

Source: The Age, 5 July 2011