1. Demonstrated commitment to recruitment and employment of veterans and/or partners of serving or former serving ADF members as evidenced by policies and established business practices.
These are intended as a guide only.
Nominations will be strengthened by providing examples such as:
commitment to recruit and employ veterans and/or partners as evidenced by public statements/actions
human resource policies or strategies supporting the employment of veterans and/or partners
staff undertaking recruitment and HR duties have knowledge and an understanding of the ADF, how ADF skills translate to the civilian workforce, and issues affecting veterans and/or partners
job vacancies promoted to veterans by demonstrating how skills typically acquired in the ADF align with those required for the job
number of veterans and/or partners working in the organisation relative to the total number of employees
flexibility for veterans and/or partners to take leave for ADF-related events
flexibility for staff to undertake Australian Defence Force Reserves duties
activity undertaken with staff with limited or no experience with the military lifestyle to increase understanding of the ADF issues affecting veterans and partners.
2. Demonstrated excellence in supporting veterans and/or partners of serving or former serving ADF members in the workplace.
These are intended as a guide only.
Examples could include:
identification of actions to support the management and development of veteran and/or partners, with a focus on specific initiatives or programs implemented over the last 12 months
internships or work placements/trials for veterans and/or partners
collaboration with ADF support or Defence-related organisations (public, private or not-for-profit) to identify and support potential employees from the veteran community
employment programs that consider the needs of and/or have been co-designed with veterans and/or partners
programs that identify, foster and/or develop veteran and partner talent, including opportunities to develop new skills/undertake different across the organisation
encouraging veterans and/or partners to become mentors to new employees.