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Date Posted: 4/11/10 21:17:30
05.10 - ESH - Indigenous pledge to close the gap
PVS Workfind commits to employ Indigenous Australians through Andrew Forrest's Australian Employment Covenant.
National employment services and training provider PVS Workfind announced today it will create jobs for Indigenous Australians in partnership with Fortescue Metals Group CEO Andrew Forrest and his GenerationOne campaign, in conjunction with the Australian Employment Covenant which aims to provide jobs for 50,000 Indigenous Australians.
PVS Workfind will sign a covenant with Mr Forrest today outlining its commitment to Indigenous Australians at a GenerationOne business breakfast in Brisbane as part of a national road show. Under the agreement PVS, as part of the ESH Group of companies, will employ at least 10 Indigenous Australians across all areas of the business including consulting, administration and sales. The commitment is in addition to 15 Indigenous staff currently employed within the business, representing in total almost five per cent of ESH Group’s total workforce.
ESH Group CEO Barry Borzillo said PVS Workfind was committed to creating sustainable jobs for Australia’s Indigenous community.
“We believe this is a remarkable opportunity to help break the vicious cycle of unemployment and poverty amongst Indigenous Australians by providing clear pathways to training and employment and in doing so, helping many in our community reach their full potential,” Mr Borzillo said.
Andrew Forrest, founder GenererationOne said, “GenerationOne is a movement to break the cycle of Indigenous unemployment and poverty once and for all. It’s really encouraging to see companies like PVS Workfind pledging their support to provide real jobs and make a real difference to the lives of Indigenous Australians. There is so much Australian employers and Indigenous employees can learn from each other, without impacting the excellent cultures which run through them both.”
So far, approximately 25,000 jobs have been pledged.
Mr Borzillo said the company is also seeking to assist signed-up businesses through its own Indigenous employment programs, providing expertise in training, mentoring and creating clear pathways to employment.
He said ESH was well placed to work with other businesses to help them train, employ and mentor Indigenous Australians.
“Many employers are extremely passionate about helping Indigenous Australians receive proper training and employment opportunities but need the right skills, engagement strategies and training to do so. We can provide that given we work with more than 2,600 job seekers and many employers on a daily basis.”
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About PVS Workfind
PVS Workfind is one of Australia’s largest providers of Federal Government employment services. It assists people of all ages to prepare, enter and maintain employment. PVS is part of the ESH Group of companies, which includes IPA Personnel and IPC Employment. ESH Group has 68 sites in Australia with more than 550 staff and an average of 13,000 work placements at any time. ESH Group’s core belief is ‘unearthing the spark of brilliance in everybody’ and every day ESH Group puts 150 people into work. For more information please visit www.eshgroup.com.au.
About GenerationOne
GenerationOne is a non partisan, grassroots national movement to ensure that this is the last generation to suffer Indigenous disparity by creating opportunities through education, jobs and job-ready training. Founded by Andrew Forrest, GenerationOne is for all Australians – Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to create real change. It is financially supported by a number of Australian business leaders and including Andrew and Nicole Forrest, James Packer, Kerry Stokes and Lindsay Fox.
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