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Benefits

In 2002 we asked our people what it would take to make them stay and strive for us. The result was an extensive employee benefits program designed for our people, Pebbles balancedby our people called the Sensis People Commitment.

The Sensis People Commitment covers these seven areas:

Learning and Career

Sensis is committed to your ongoing career development, and provides support tools and programs to help you manage your learning and career path. These include: 

  • University of Sensis –offering a range of classroom and eLearning courses
  • Career Development programs and resources including our Mentoring Program, Career Planning Toolkit, Career Boosters and Career Explorer
  • Study assistance and support for approved courses 
  • Recruitment policies and processes that promote employees


Work–Life Balance

We don’t treat our people like numbers. We care about their life away from work and provide them with resources, tools and information to maintain a healthy work–life balance. Examples include:

  • Dependent care information resources regarding health and lifestyle services
  • A Wellness Program that’s delivered monthly and includes skin checks, heart health, massage, flu vaccinations and bone density screening
  • Employee counselling and support
  • The option to purchase an additional one or two weeks annual leave a year


Reward and Recognition

We offer our people who go above and beyond, flexible, equitable and competitive rewards and awards for excellence like:

  • Discounts on the Work–Life NAB program
  • Travel, technology, dining and entertainment
  • Recognition and Incentive Programs to recognise outstanding employees’ milestones and excellence
  • Special offers and discounts on all Telstra products
  • Health benefits including our Medibank Priority, MBF Health Plan
  • Discounted Apple Mac products through the Employee Purchase Program
  • Annual public transport tickets at “commuter club” prices, with the cost deducted from the fortnightly pay
  • Free financial advice and investment planning to Telstra Super members
  • Banking options including savings accounts, credit cards and home loans to members of the Telstra Credit Union
  • Novated leasing, available to all Sensis employees through NLC


Leadership

Our leadership programs aim to create a culture of leadership excellence that cares for our people, keeps them informed and harnesses their potential. Examples include:

  • A range of  leadership programs that develops caring leadership and a culture of leadership excellence
  • Australian Institute of Management (AIM) membership
  • Leadership Program provided by FrankinCovey
  • Professional skill development
  • Manager’s Essentials training


Great Reputation and Sustainability

We know that people enjoy working for companies that have a great reputation.  This means being part of a company that is liked, respected, admired and trusted by its stakeholders and the public generally.

The reputation of our company and our products is of huge importance to Sensis. That’s why we measure our reputation every two years and put in place programs to protect and enhance our reputation based on the feedback we receive.  

Being sustainable in everything we do contributes to a strong reputation. Check out our sustainability information for details about our sustainability strategy and performance.


Community

We happily contribute to the sustainable development of Australian communities and environment. Examples include:

  • Emergency Relief Partners – Red Cross, The Salvation Army, The KIDS foundation, RSPCA
  • National Sustainability Partnerships – Planet Ark, Forest Stewardship Council, WPC Group GreenSkills, Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA)
  • Local community partnerships
  • Matched payroll giving
  • Team-based volunteer leave
  • Directory Covers Program

Read more about our Community programs and partnerships.

Innovation

We support innovation in our workplace, our communities and businesses around Australia. Examples include:

  • The Bright Ideas program that rewards employees for innovation and problem solving
  • The Bright Ideas Corporate Challenge – problem solving and innovation around a specific issue or idea that needs resolving
For more information on careers at Sensis