Salmat Employee Value Proposition
Introduction
Here at Salmat we recognise that individuals are looking for a workplace that can engage them – where they enjoy coming to work - one that will provide a space where all employees can play a part in the direction of the organisation. Salmat believes that our people should be given the opportunity to reach their full potential through professional development allowing them to enjoy their work life through their constructive contribution to the business.
People are at the heart of every solution. Recruiting, developing and retaining the right people is fundamental to our vision. Salmat knows that fostering our positive culture, promoting our culture and finding people who fit our culture will create a constructive culture. Culture is important as it encompasses our enthusiasm, imagination, energy and attitude. Our culture reflects the behaviours which are implicit in Salmat.
Salmat considers itself privileged to have the opportunity to contribute to the careers of our people and we pride ourselves on our supportive management structure that allows for professional development through training and development initiatives.
The Salmat Employee Value Proposition will illustrate what is expected from our employees and what employees can expect to receive as a member of our organisation.
Salmat Compensation and Benefits
Salmat provides a competitive range of compensation packages and benefits to staff. At Salmat we believe in recognizing and rewarding our employees. We offer a range of benefits to employees as a way of illustrating how much they mean to our business. From discounts and special offers, social events, tenure recognition and salary sacrificing options, we believe that employees should be rewarded for contributing to the success of Salmat.
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| Salmat sets out to ensure that remuneration is appropriate and in line with the requirements of the role. |
Salmat believes in a fair compensation package that is fair and in line with current best practice. Salmat pays for the person and the value they bring to the organisation rather than just the position. |
| Milestones are at 5 yearly intervals starting at 5 years of service. |
Recognition for tenure and service to the company is acknowledged. |
| Salary sacrificing is in place for all employees as an option where permissible under legislation |
Employees have the opportunity to maximise the value of their contribution by salary sacrificing for superannuation and for purchases of Salmat shares. |
| Salmat offers employees various specials and discounts through its assorted associations. These include, but are not limited to, discounts on; entertainment, laptops, flights, car rental, accommodation, appliances, gifts and kitchenware. |
Employees and their friends & family are eligible for a large variety of discounts as soon as you commence employment at Salmat. |
Salmat People
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Ongoing activities dependent on the site.
- Massages
- Healthy lunch options
- Discounted gym memberships (either at on-site gyms or partners)
- Free flu vaccinations
- Various group activities and events
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Salmat values its people. By providing various activities around health and wellbeing we are able to encourage and foster the health and wellbeing of our employees. |
| An employee survey that measures the company's culture and employee views on career development opportunities, environment and culture, management performance and whether Salmat is meeting employee expectations. |
Run every 2 years the Culture and Engagement survey seeks to determine whether we have the constructive culture we want to offer and to identify ways to create a better working environment by highlighting areas where people are satisfied and areas which need more focus. |
| Salmat has a supportive management structure with a focus on professional development. Salmat has in place an Employee Performance Review and Development Program (PDP) that creates the opportunity for an ongoing communication process allowing both employee and employer to state their expectations and needs in relation to professional development. |
Salmat offers future career and development opportunities to existing and future employees. Salmat has a strong focus on internal promotion and it is Salmat policy to advertise all roles internally. (see Salmat EVP 'Career Development' section for further information) |
Salmat - Why we exist
We act with fairness, respect and do what we say.
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| We build great relationships |
The same ethos of loyal and humanistic behaviour is applied to our employee and client relationships. Sustainable client relationships create job security |
| We create innovative, customised solutions that continue to drive increased sales, cost efficiencies and better customer experiences |
We encourage and foster innovation in our people to provide the intelligence behind our brand. We are committed to ensuring our people are provided with the best technology and tools to do their job and the knowledge and training to exceed in their role. Our employees can take pride in Salmat’s growth and brand |
| We act with fairness, respect and do what we say |
We will only promise our employees and clients what we can deliver. We respect our people and strive to ensure that your commitment to us is equaled by our commitment to your career and job satisfaction. We set guidelines of fairness and respect for our behaviour and decision making. |
Salmat Corporate Social Responsibility
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| Salmat is committed to doing business in a socially responsible and sustainable manner. We strive to create an environment where people enjoy coming to work. We contribute to the community at a local, national and international level. We endeavour to provide customers with individually tailored, innovative, sustainable solutions. We are committed to minimising our impact on the environment by responsibly managing both our direct and indirect environmental impacts. We have a rigorous approach to sourcing and work with suppliers that comply with our agreed sustainability criteria. |
Salmat meets its commitments to the community it lives in. All staff can be involved.
Employees are able to contribute via post-tax payroll deductions to 4 nominated charities:
- Save the Children
- Fred Hollows Foundation
- Care
- Starlight Foundation
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Continually seeking to reduce our environmental impact by
- recycling appropriate products
- safe and appropriate disposal of waste
- reducing carbon emissions
- environmental risk management strategies
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It means that you are not alone when trying to save the environment. It’s not just what you are doing at home; we can show the way with what we do corporately.
We leave the environment as we found it.
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Salmat Workforce Content
Salmat values its workforce. We strive to provide a challenging environment that enables employees to grow professionally and develop their skills. Through interaction between our divisions and building sustainable relationships between our staff we foster a positive working environment, which contributes vastly to the success of Salmat.
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| Salmat works closely across divisions, promoting cross interaction between different employees. |
Employees are given the chance to interact with all divisions across all levels of the business to enable staff to build sustainable relationships within the business.
Career opportunities within One Salmat are visible to all staff.
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| Providing employees with challenging work, various tasks and encouraging employee engagement. |
Employees are provided with various levels of tasks and responsibilities and given the freedom to be innovative in their applications and projects. |
| Salmat fosters a positive working environment for staff through our management and senior leaders. |
- Allowing for innovation in our processes
- Encouraging staff to make a difference
- Providing career opportunities for employees
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| Salmat understands that work represents one element of our employees’ lives and we offer a number of initiatives to assist employees in achieving a balance between their work and personal life. |
Our worklife balance initiatives include:
- Part time and flexible hours
- Paid parental leave
- Access to leave without pay
- Paid carers leave
- Paid bereavement leave
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Salmat Career Development
Salmat strives to sustain a culture of performance - a culture enabling us to "raise the bar" and ensure sustained business success. We are committed to providing our staff opportunities to grow and realise their full potential and create an environment of continuous performance improvement and personal development.
Salmat values diversity in our people making this a unique and rewarding company to work for. Salmat is committed to providing ongoing learning, personal and career development opportunities across the length of your employment with us.
We are dedicated to 'giving a bit back' to our employees and have many ways to recognise our people. Our values focus on encouragement and promote excellence from within all levels of our company.
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| A comprehensive on-boarding experience which provides a uniform message designed to enhance a new employee’s understanding of the opportunities available in the business |
- Knowledge of corporate philosophy, of career opportunities, a sense of belonging and commitment to their goals
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Learning and Development – soft skills courses
Certified Training – Certificate III and IV in Customer Contact, Frontline Management |
- Allows ownership of career development and recognition of Key Milestones in achievement to recognise skilled employees.
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| Consistent application and enforcement of the bi-annual PDP review process in conjunction with monthly One On One program |
- Setting of clear goals and expectations within the business to maximise success Identification of training opportunities against job specific requirements to enhance career development
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| Ongoing, leadership development programs to enhance management skills across the business |
- Ensures best practice people management principles are used throughout the business
- Allows managers to deliver consistent messages
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| Policy that all roles will be advertised internally and promotions will be recognised across the Salmat Intranet |
- Provides opportunities for career progression internally
- Promotes career progression success stories to all staff nationally
- To ensure that those women with leadership aspirations have a clear path within Salmat on how to become a leader
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| To be recognised as a leading equal opportunity employer |
Selection is based on skills, attitude and knowledge |
| Managers volunteering time to spend with employees |
- Share knowledge and experience leading to advice sharing and increased career progression
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Delivering Catalogues
Distributors - Walk and Deliver Catalogues to Letterboxes
Would you like to earn extra $$$? If you have some hours to spare of a weekend and/or midweek, Salmat has opportunities available for enthusiastic, reliable people to deliver catalogues into household letterboxes.
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Carriers – Drive and Deliver Catalogues to Distributors and Area Representatives
Are you a carrier (driver) with your own truck? Salmat is looking for motivated and reliable carriers to register their interest for contract delivery opportunities in metropolitan areas (deliveries generally to residential addresses).
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Area Representatives - Coordinate the Delivery of Catalogues to Letterboxes
Interested in working from home and in your local area? Salmat is seeking expressions of interest from mature, reliable and committed people to coordinate and oversee the delivery of catalogues into household letterboxes.
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Distributor, Area Representative and Carrier opportunities are on an independent contracting basis
Salmat Activate
Activate was developed as part of Salmat's commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility. It gives everyone within Salmat the opportunity to contribute to the broader world in which we live and work in a positive and meaningful way.
Right now, Salmat Activate are supporting 4 major charitable projects. Staff simply select a charitable project from the details below and make a pledge to contribute what they can from their regular pay. Salmat will match each contribution dollar for dollar. By contributing as little as the price of a cup of coffee a week, we can make a real difference.
Save the Children
Right now Save the Children is working in the Sayaboury district in Laos. In this area, many children do not attend school, as they need to help their families find food. Save the Children is working with these communities to bring schools closer to those who need them - providing safe school buildings, village education plans, teacher training and extra-curricular activities, as well as providing school vegetable gardens to improve food security.
Care Australia
Russaifeh, a town next to a Palestinian refugee camp is considered to be one of the poorest places in Jordan. Many of the women living are trying to create small businesses in order to survive – but have limited access to credit and business counselling. The women are also seen as a loan risk so when they try to obtain credit high interest rates are charged. By giving to Care Australia, your funds will support the Business Counselling services in Russaifeh, setting up Savings & Loan programs so these women can provide a living for themselves and their families.
Starlight Foundation
The Starlight Children's Foundation brightens the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children and their families when they need it most through the delivery of innovative programs, including Starlight Express Rooms, Starlight Express Vans, Starlight Fun Centres, Starlight Escapes and Starlight Wishgranting. Starlight delivers programs designed to make children happy and lift their spirits when they need it most, bringing fun and laughter to children no matter what their illness or where they live.
The Fred Hollows Foundation
For as little as $25, sight can be restored to people suffering from cataract blindness in some developing world countries. The Fred Hollows Foundation currently works in over 13 countries around the world. Your accumulated donation over one year could give hundreds of people the gift of sight, restoring their dignity and their independence.
Salmat Legends
Salmat started in 1979 as a family owned business and over 3 decades we have grown to an organisation of 7,000 people and expanded into New Zealand, Asia, Europe and The Americas.
Along the way, we have been privileged to be involved in the careers of our people, each contributing to the success of the Salmat group.
There are so many people at Salmat with amazing stories and significant accomplishments. The Legends of Salmat are nominated for their contribution to our company, the diversity of their careers and the attitude and commitment they bring to their roles.
Their story could by yours. We hope that Salmat can play a part in your career journey.