EY Graduate Programs & Internships

The future is an exciting place. Could you answer the questions of tomorrow, today?

As technology transforms the way we all live and work, your success will be defined by your mindset as well as your skillset.

When you have the right mindset, you are better able to adapt, manage through change and lead. The right mindset puts you in control of your growth, career path and future as you continue to learn and acquire new skills. Your curiosity, open-mindedness and enthusiasm will help to shape your future and ours.

We bring extraordinary people, like you, together to build a better working world.

Take control of your career

Whether your future lies in Assurance, Consulting, Tax or Strategy and Transactions, we’ll provide the learning, experiences and coaching you need to become a successful professional.

At EY, there is no one path for everyone. You’re encouraged to create a path that reflects your individual talents and aspirations. We’ll work with you to help you succeed professionally and personally. With EY you can influence the future of your career, the businesses you work with and even the world you live in.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

The Cadet Program offers you an experience that will help you accelerate your development as you combine work with study to get the best of both worlds.

The Game Changers Club explores how your skills could build into your future career. You’ll network with business leaders and EY professionals who’ll share insights and stories about the decisions they’ve made in their careers.

The EY Career Compass Program allows you to explore the endless career opportunities within the EY organisation and will help you make smart decisions about your professional career.

The EY Vacationer Program is a great way to experience the working world and gain valuable experience, skills and networks to start building your career. Show us what you’re capable of and you may be invited to join us after graduation in a full-time position.

The EY Graduate Program will propel your career forward, helping you to build the future you want. We’ll challenge you to be curious and innovative, providing you with ongoing training and support to help you shape your career.

Your journey starts here

In Assurance, Consulting, Tax or Strategy and Transactions, providing excellent relationships and delivering effective business services requires people from many different subject areas — not just accounting or commerce, but law, human resources, technology, science, actuarial studies and engineering degrees as well.

We bring extraordinary people, like you, together to build a better working world.

You can ask better questions to get better answers. You can inspire change and open doors. You can learn and lead. You can be the best version of yourself by helping to build a better working world. Explore what’s possible on EY teams and across EY services.

At EY, we’ll support you on the journey to becoming your best professional self with inspiring and rewarding experiences throughout your career.

What it’s like to work here

EY people make us what we are. The experiences and impact they’ve had here transcend borders, industries and cultures. At EY, you’ll feel challenged and motivated every day. You’ll get access to the right support whenever you need it. You’ll build relationships and feel rewarded for all that you do. Here at EY, how we work together is just as important as the work we actually do together.

Diversity, inclusiveness and your career

Ideas aren’t bound by geographic borders, race, age, educational background, gender or ability — and neither are we. Whoever you are, we’ll value you and your unique perspectives. Read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusiveness here.

Corporate responsibility

From mentoring young people to develop the mindsets and skills they’ll need most to adapt and thrive in a Transformative Age, to helping impact entrepreneurs scale innovative business models for tackling inequality, at EY, you’ll have the chance to use your skills, knowledge and experience to address some of the biggest social challenges of our time.

Innovation driven careers

Innovation is changing the way we all live and work. Why not your career too? Work with emerging technologies. Pursue new opportunities. Reinvent yourself every day. Our culture of innovation at EY means embracing change in everything you do, from applying new technologies to making existing processes better. Your powerful ideas will unlock your full potential – and ours.

Here at EY, you’ll focus your intelligence and imagination on the most crucial, complex issues facing business, government, and society today. With access to on-demand learning, formal training, coaching and real time feedback to help shape your career and prepare you for the future.

We bring extraordinary people, like you, together to build a better working world.

Assurance

What’s possible when art meets science?

Using market leading advanced data analytic tools, we look beyond the obvious to delve deeper into the underlying patterns and trends. With your advice, we’re able to deliver powerful business insight to assist with defining a company’s financial performance and position and drive business performance. You’ll develop a deep understanding of the inner workings of business and draw on your accounting knowledge to help solve challenges.

But assurance skills are not limited to audit or finance. Assurance professionals also help clients make informed decisions about environmental policies, governance and management systems and fraud investigation.

If you’re looking to fast-track your development as a business professional, develop relationships with key client personnel, have a questioning mind and enjoy challenging assumptions, this could be the ideal start to building a successful career with us.

Joining our Assurance practice will give you the opportunity to develop broad skills and gain experience in the areas below:

• Audit and Accounting
• Climate Change and Sustainability Services
• Financial Accounting Advisory
• Forensic and Integrity Services

Tax

If tax laws are always changing, how can you stay one step ahead?

We develop strategies for our clients to help them work out the best way for them to run their business while they manage their tax position in a complex, global world. By helping our clients meet their obligations, we’re helping them grow their business profitably but also supporting the government and the communities in which they operate. Surrounded by some of the best tax minds in the country, we’ll develop you to be a global business advisor.

Tax isn’t just about filing returns - you’ll have exposure to conducting strategic tax planning or structuring more tax efficient transactions.

You’ll contribute to projects that have significant implications on the way clients manage their business. If you enjoy intellectual challenges and problem solving, you’ll find tax a challenging and rewarding environment.

As a tax professional, you can expect to use your research and analytical skills, apply yourself to stay on top of the law and acquire in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses.

You might choose to start your tax career with us by acquiring generalist skills or by focusing on one of the following areas:

• Corporate Tax (Business Tax Services and Global Compliance and Reporting
• Financial Services
• People Advisory Services
• Indirect Tax
• International Tax
• Transaction Tax

Transaction Advisory Services

How do you turn one deal into a lifelong relationship?

Our Strategy and Transactions teams help businesses and government bodies make big decisions on how best to raise, invest, optimise and preserve their capital. Do they need to buy a company or merge with a competitor? Should they sell an underperforming business? Do they have the most appropriate business model?

Very soon you’ll get involved in highly strategic projects, helping companies large and small grow - working end to end on a transaction, from strategy to execution. This kind of exposure will help you to become a well-rounded corporate finance professional in no time. You’ll see first-hand how important transactions are conceived, crafted and negotiated.

In the process, you’ll develop valuable communication and analytical skills, gaining you a reputation as a trusted business advisor – by people on both sides of the transaction. We provide a full range of Strategy and Transactions in both developed and emerging markets.

Our Strategy and Transactions include:

• Lead Advisory
• Valuation, Modeling & Economics
• Transaction Diligence
• Strategy
• Transaction Strategy & Execution
• Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy
• International Corporate Tax Advisory
• Transaction Tax Advisory
• Transfer Pricing

Advisory

How will you transform the way businesses make decisions?

In an unpredictable, uncertain business world of relentless disruption, clients demand innovative approaches to solve complicated issues and capitalise on opportunities.

Your experiences will be wide and varied, as you help your clients transform their businesses by helping them respond to change, manage business risks, leverage technology and find smarter ways of operating.

Standing still is not an option when you’re the fastest-growing part of a global business. Clients demand innovative approaches to solve big, complex issues, preparing for business risks, transformation, digital, cybersecurity, analytics and more.

Your experiences will be wide and varied, with early responsibility to develop innovative solutions.

Our Consulting service comprises:

• Business Consulting
  • Business Transformation 
  • Enterprise Risk
  • Finance
  • Supply Chain & Operations
  • Technology Risk
  • FS Risk
• Technology Consulting
  • Technology Transformation
  • Technology Solutions Delivery
  • Data and Analytics
  • Digital and Emerging Tech
  • Cybersecurity

EY Graduate Program

Where do you start if you want to change the world?

You start right here. Join us full-time as a graduate and we’ll help you achieve your career goals with continuous support, learning and experiences. We’ll propel you forward so you can start to build the future you want immediately. You’ll enjoy early responsibility, expand your network and build your skills. Just imagine the confidence you’ll gain through new experiences with leading clients in different industries. You’ll get to work with experienced professionals who’ll guide you to be your best. After all, we want to help you be the best you can be, because when you shine, we do too.

When to apply

Graduating in 2020? Then it’s time. In the final year of your degree or as a graduate within 18 months from your graduation date at the time of application, you are eligible to apply for the Graduate Program.

Applications for the EY Graduate Program close on the 26th March 2020.

“A career in professional services is a career that can open so many doors. EY is great at providing opportunities to help you grow both as a person and as a professional. You get to work with a fantastic group of individuals that challenge you and want you to succeed. The best experience I’ve had at EY so far has been Grad camp - getting to meet our cohort of assurance graduates, learning some valuable skills and hear from leadership, which was fantastic.” Jeremy, Canberra

“Something I really appreciate about EY are the opportunities for formal and informal learning. As a graduate, we had a 3-day graduate training program in Sydney, with people from all over Australia and New Zealand. This included training on basic consulting skills and business writing, as well as daily social activities. It was also a fantastic opportunity to meet other graduates in different locations. The working environment here is fast paced, and the team is full of motivated, energetic people who I am constantly learning from. Within my current project team, we work flexibly on an ad-hoc basis, working around individual commitments as they come up.” Rachel, Melbourne

Looking for information on our other programs? Visit

• Vacationer Program
• Game Changers Club
• Cadet Program
• Career Compass Program

Work Experience

Unfortunately we do not offer work experience placements to high school or university students. Instead we encourage you to consider the wide range of available student programs we currently offer using the tabs above. Each program has been tailored to your needs based on your current year of study.

EY Vacationer Program

You want an internship that’s more than a line on a resume. You want an experience, a challenge and a launchpad for lifelong relationships and career growth. You can find that here.

Throughout the EY vacationer program, you’ll hit the ground running with dedicated on-the-job training, coaching and technology onboarding. You’ll work alongside EY professionals on real clients – right now. You’ll get the opportunity to be immersed in EY culture, network with EY people, and experience the transformative work done for EY clients. Plus, the best bit is, if you impress us we’ll offer you a permanent position after you graduate.

When to apply

Graduating in 2021? Then this is for you. To be eligible for the Vacationer program, you must be in the penultimate year of your degree.

Applications for the EY Vacationer program close on the 26th March 2020.

“The best thing about the EY vacationer program for me was the ability to ask as many questions as I’d like, and to delve into as many areas of EY as possible. You’re given the opportunity to meet several extraordinary people, catch up for lunches and evening drinks, along with gaining some valuable insights from those who have achieved so much in their careers to date. Take every opportunity that is offered, you won’t regret it once! You’ll not only come out having shown EY what you’re truly capable of, but you will have made some friendships along the way that will last a lifetime.” Emma, Perth

Melbourne Co-Op

When it comes to finding out what an organisation's like, nothing compares to working there.

During your co-op year, you'll work with our clients, access our learning resources and gain experience similar to that of a first-year graduate. Our Co-Op Program allows you to work with us for between nine and twelve months before beginning your final year at university. You’ll graduate a step ahead of your peers, and we might offer you a full time job – potentially at a more senior level than other graduates.

You'll enjoy the support of a 'buddy' to help you settle in and a counsellor to help you plan your development. You'll have your own areas of responsibility and may even be offered a full-time position with us after you graduate.

If you’re passionate about a career in professional services, we encourage you to apply. We're interested in talented students from a range of disciplines including accounting, commerce, business, finance and law.

Requirements

To apply for our Melbourne Co-Op Program, you are required to be:

• In your penultimate year of study and willing to defer your studies for 2020 to undertake the full-time placement OR
• Required to complete a one year placement with an employer prior to your final year of university studies
• An Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident. International students are not eligible to apply for the Melbourne Co-Op Program

When to apply

Applications opening on 17th February 2020 and will close on the 26th March 2020.

Real Estate Advisory Services Practical Placement

You’ve chosen your degree and you’re committed to hitting the books, but do you get the feeling there’s more to studying than just understanding theory? What are the books not telling you? It’s never too early to start exploring which way to take your future.

At EY, our Real Estate Advisory Services practice has been providing strategic real estate advice and valuation services to our clients for over twenty years with a focus on:

• Acquisition and divestment of real estate assets and businesses
• Commercial due diligence and valuations
• Project feasibility and development strategies
• Asset optimisation and accommodation strategies
• Urban renewal and major projects

Requirements

To apply for our Practical Placement, you are required to be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident. You must be on track to complete studies in 2020 or 2021.

If you are currently completing a Property related discipline with a view to Associate Membership with the Australian Property Institute, are keen to develop a broad range of real estate advisory skills in a corporate finance environment, and have a commitment to ongoing personal development, then we would like to hear from you.

When to apply

Applications opening in July 2020.

Looking for information on our other programs? Visit

• Graduate Program
• Game Changers Club
• Cadet Program
• Career Compass Program

Work Experience

Unfortunately we do not offer work experience placements to high school or university students. Instead we encourage you to consider the wide range of available student programs we currently offer using the tabs above. Each program has been tailored to your needs based on your current year of study.

If you are due to graduate in 2022, you will be eligible for the following EY programs.

EY Cadet Program

As a cadet, you’ll accelerate your development as you combine work with study to get the best of both worlds. Always learning and reaching higher, you’ll be the centre of a supportive team, working on client projects and gaining experiences to help accelerate your studies.

How it works

As a cadet, you'll combine full-time work with part-time university studies. It takes drive and commitment, but we'll provide you with the support you need to succeed. You'll gain valuable experience working with clients and will be exposed to senior managers early so that you can learn from some of the best in the organisation. And don’t worry – we completely understand that this will be your first time working within a professional environment. That’s why we’ll provide you with extensive training, coaching, detailed guidance and skills development. And when you do graduate, the experience you'll have gained through the Cadet Program may place you head and shoulders above your peers.

Eligibility

We will consider students from all degrees including accounting, commerce, law, information technology, engineering, information systems and computer science degrees. The Cadet Program is currently offered in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

You need to be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or an Australian permanent resident.

EY Game Changers Club

You know there’s more to studying than just understanding theory. It’s never too early to look beyond the theory and start exploring how your skills could build into your future career.

How it works

As a member of the EY Game Changers Club, you’ll be invited to attend events throughout the year and learn about the world today and beyond that you won’t get from a text book.

You’ll network with business leaders and EY professionals who’ll share insights and stories about the decisions they’ve made in their careers.

Eligibility

You can apply to join the Game Changers Club if you’re graduating in 2022 or 2023.

You need to be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident to be eligible for this program.

EY Career Compass Program

How can undiscovered opportunities help you discover your best self? Discover your direction with the EY Career Compass Program. During our structured learning sessions, you’ll learn how to evaluate your career options to make smarter decisions for your future.

How it works

The Career Compass Program experience is designed to give you a first-hand experience of EY, so you can find out as much about us as possible about EY people, culture, how EY teams operate and provide services, and most importantly, how we can help you to build your future. Demonstrate that you’re a high achiever, and you may be invited to interview for the EY Vacationer Program.

Eligibility

Apply to the Career Compass Program in your first, second or third year of your degree if you are on track to graduate in mid or late 2022.

Real Estate Advisory Services Practical Placement

You’ve chosen your degree and you’re committed to hitting the books, but do you get the feeling there’s more to studying than just understanding theory? What are the books not telling you? It’s never too early to start exploring which way to take your future.

At EY, our Real Estate Advisory Services practice has been providing strategic real estate advice and valuation services to our clients for over twenty years with a focus on:

• Acquisition and divestment of real estate assets and businesses
• Commercial due diligence and valuations
• Project feasibility and development strategies
• Asset optimisation and accommodation strategies
• Urban renewal and major projects

Requirements

To apply for our Practical Placement, you are required to be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident. You must be on track to complete studies in 2020 or 2021.

If you are currently completing a Property related discipline with a view to Associate Membership with the Australian Property Institute, are keen to develop a broad range of real estate advisory skills in a corporate finance environment, and have a commitment to ongoing personal development, then we would like to hear from you.

When to apply

Applications opening in July 2020.

Work Experience

Unfortunately we do not offer work experience placements to high school or university students. Instead we encourage you to consider the wide range of available student programs we currently offer using the tabs above. Each program has been tailored to your needs based on your current year of study.

Where do you start if you want to change the world?

Seize the opportunity to transform how businesses work and harness the latest technologies to power human enterprise. A career in technology that will change the world. At EY, your science, technology, engineering or mathematics degree is the foundation that will set you up for a successful career.

Could you help solve the world’s toughest challenges? You’ll have the scale and the technology, and will be immersed in a culture to take them on. Imagine working alongside businesses who are using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect cancer earlier in patients. Imagine helping clients to prevent cyber hacks by implementing blockchain technology. Imagine working with advanced analytics to help farmers increase food production.

It’s meaningful work, every single day. You’ll make complex technologies accessible to clients across every industry, helping them to find inventive solutions to their business problems. You’ll help them grow, while discovering limitless opportunities to develop yourself.

As well as developing your technical skills, you’ll learn about business strategy and business issues. You’ll collaborate with different departments and functions, with the freedom and ability to explore new prototypes and devise your own solutions. You won’t just be implementing new technologies, you’ll be designing the way they’re used. You’ll be transforming businesses, one idea at a time.

You'll find tech-related roles across our business, in all service lines and teams. So whether you're a data specialist, a tax technologist, a tech consultant or a solution architect, find your next great role here.

Where will your degree take you?

In a time of constant disruption and rapid innovation, science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees have become increasingly important at EY.

ASC – Advanced Security Centre
CCaSS – Climate Change and Sustainability Services
QS – Quantitative Services (including Digital, Automation & Analytic Asset Services)
R&D – Research & Development
TTT – Tax, Technology and Transformation

EY Corporate Finance Woman of the Year competition

If you’re an ambitious female who wants the opportunity to do something with purpose, to make an impact, and to speak out about your ideas then we want to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity for talented female students offering the chance to:

• Start making contacts who will drive your career forward
• Learn first-hand about the global career opportunities available at EY
• Secure an internship at a world-class professional services organization
• Win a trip to Rome, Italy to represent Oceania at a two-day international final where you’ll meet senior EY leadership, clients and academia

To find out more visit: ey.com/au/careers/corporate-finance-women-of-the-year

Applications opening in July 2020.

Tax Consulting Challenge

Are you ready to drive your career forward?

Dedicated to celebrating excellence, EY employs over 50,000 tax professionals in over 152 countries.
In a rapidly changing business and tax environment, our tax professionals combine agility, diverse thought, tax technical depth and the power of technology and analytics to provide exceptional client service.

Whatever direction your future career takes, getting exposure to tax through the EY Tax Consulting Challenge (TCC) is a fantastic way to kick it off. This Challenge offers you the chance to:

• Start making the contacts who’ll drive your career forward
• Learn about the worldwide career opportunities in tax
• Discover how a leading-class professional services organisation uses tax advice to give its global clients the edge

To apply for the competition, visit here.

Applications opening soon.

Data Science Challenge

The EY NextWave Data Science Challenge is a global competition for students interested in data science who want to make a difference. Are you ready?

Your next mission is ready

As a student of data, you understand the infinite possibilities of data to transform the world for the better.

So, are you ready for your next mission? The EY NextWave Data Science Challenge is a global competition for students interested in data science who want to make a difference. We’re looking for individuals to analyze real-world problems through data and make findings that will help build a better working world.

By participating in the EY NextWave Data Science Challenge, you will get to hone your technical skills, develop new expertise and, if you do well, win an internship or prize money and gain public recognition for your achievements. You will also be helping to build a better working world. Are you up for the challenge?

To find out more visit: ey.com/au/careers/nextwave-data-science-challenge

Applications opening soon.

Are you looking for a career in technology that will change the world? At EY, it’s yours to build.

Keep an eye on this space for more information, coming your way soon.

Do you know what it takes to build a better working world?

EY is committed to increasing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. It is our vision to embed reconciliation across EY to drive improved social and economic outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and enhance relationships between Australia’s First Peoples and other Australians.

Once you start university, you will have the choice to join EY’s Indigenous Intern Program, either directly, or through our collaboration with CareerTrackers. Whether you are in your first to final year, we offer an Indigenous Intern Program over both the summer or winter university holiday giving you the opportunity to join in the style that suits you.

Upon graduation, a number of our interns are offered a full-time graduate position where you can continue your career and professional development with EY. Our graduates gain broad experiences working with a variety of clients and are supported through coaching and professional learning. You may even decide to pursue post-graduate study to further your skills and qualifications.

As you progress in your career, you may also decide that you would like to join our national Indigenous Sector Practice (ISP) which operates across all service lines. The ISP is a purpose-led offering to generate transformative impact and endure positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The ISP works with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities and the government agencies, non-government organisations and corporates that support and work with them.

A day in the life of a Indigenous Intern

After completing his summer internship at EY, Phillip was offered a part-time role as part of the Technology Strategy & Transformation team whilst finishing his STEM degree. Phillip is currently finishing his Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Computer and Software Systems.

“Originally from Darwin, I moved to Brisbane to attend boarding school. Currently, I am studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Computer and Software Systems. I started at EY through the Indigenous Internship Program and was lucky enough to obtain a position as a Consultant. My favourite part of my experience so far is being able to work closely with EY clients to help build resilience into their increasingly large and complex IT systems, applications and infrastructures. My EY Technology teams and the Indigenous Sector Services have been extremely supportive and accommodating. They not only understand my work, social and university commitments, but they respect them. The life of a Consultant is both challenging and rewarding. My advice to those who are considering applying would be to remain open, humble and don’t be so hard on yourself.”

EY Indigenous Sector Practice

By joining EY, you have the opportunity to share your knowledge, lived experience and understanding of the issues surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations, in a role and practice where you truly contribute to improved social, economic and cultural outcomes for First Nation’s peoples.

Join the Indigenous staff network

Our Indigenous staff network gives you the opportunity to connect with other Indigenous people across Australia.

Be supported by an Indigenous mentor

Whether you join as an intern or graduate, you will be supported by an indigenous mentor, and assigned a buddy and a counsellor.

Be part of the CareerTracker Program

Whether you are in your first to final year of university you can join our Indigenous Intern Program directly, or through our partnership with CareerTrackers. This program offers you up to twelve weeks paid work experience per year throughout your university degree.

Applications always open

Applications for our Indigenous Intern or Graduate Programs are open all year round. Therefore whenever you decide you would like to join EY, we encourage you to submit an application and one of our recruiters will be in touch with you. Visit here to apply now.

Busting the myth

Developing excellent relationships and delivering effective business solutions requires people from many different subject areas – not just accounting or commerce. Our people have a range of degrees, including human resources, information systems, information technology, computer science, engineering, law, science, environmental studies, actuarial studies, economics, finance, maths, arts and psychology.

Be successful

At EY, you’re encouraged to create a path that reflects your individual talents and aspirations. We assess your individual strengths and development needs and provide a tailored framework to advance your progress. We’ll work with you to help you succeed professionally and personally EY and you Learn through our structured, formal programs. You’ll be supported to achieve professional certification. Coaching will nurture you in your day-to-day work. Get feedback, counselling and mentoring from experienced people who can show you how to realise your talents and aspirations.

Feel included

In our inclusive work environment, everyone’s opinion is listened to and valued. You’ll be encouraged to build strong relationships across the world and seek diverse opinions. You’ll gain perspective and insights that will help you provide better answers for your clients.

Talk to anyone at EY and they’ll tell you it’s a rewarding place to work in so many ways. EY teams attract high-performing individuals from different backgrounds and experiences who – like you – bring a unique point of view and business skills.

We welcome all people, no matter who they are or what their background. Each of us is different, and when people feel valued for their differences, they feel part of something greater; they feel like they belong. That’s when creative ideas flow, igniting innovation and inspiring more effective solutions.

We each have multiple aspects to our identity, some of which may not be visible to others. Whether cultural background, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or family status; we value diverse viewpoints and see them as the catalysts that lead to better questions and better answers. Using a variety of internal networks, inclusive leadership behaviours, flexible working and mentoring programs, we use practical solutions to create your personalised work experience, all supported by a strong, authentic culture and our fundamental belief that we all ‘belong’.

Examples of these and how we champion diversity at EY are included below:

Gender

Our Gender Inclusion Network is for EY people of all genders and provides opportunities for members to learn and expand their networks by bringing everyone into the conversation to share different perspectives on gender in the workplace.

We offer the opportunity to take paid parental leave on a part-time/flexible basis in order to facilitate more male employees to access their leave. Parental Leave is also available to care for a new child through adoption, surrogacy arrangement, long term or permanent foster care, Home for Life, Whāngai, grandparents with full-time care and kinship for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. All parents are supported through the transition to parenthood and return-to-work process, through access to mentoring and a digital coaching platform.

Disability

Ability is an EY network for allies who support disability inclusion across the workplace and communities, those who care for a person with a disability and EY people living with a disability. It aims to elevate disability inclusion on all agendas and ensure accessibility at EY, recognising the contribution all EY people make to the working world.

We are proud at EY to be one of the 4% of organisations across the globe who include disability in the EY diversity agenda (World Economic Forum 2019) and one of the first companies to sign up to the Valuable 500.

In 2017, the first Accessibility and Inclusion Plan was launched, outlining the ongoing commitment to disability inclusion for EY people and clients; we are making great inroads but acknowledge there is plenty to do and are silver members with the Australian Network on Disability to assist us with this. Additionally, the very popular [email protected] classes are running in multiple cities to teach basic Australian Sign Language and disability awareness skills.

LGBTI

The EY global network group, Unity, supports LGBTI EY people and their straight allies to create an inclusive culture where LGBTI individuals can be their authentic selves at work. EY has been listed as a Top ‘Gold’ LGBTI employer at the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Awards for the fourth year in a row. EY is now a Platinum qualifier for the AWEI and will complete an innovative Platinum Project to further drive LGBTI inclusion.

EY Oceania Unity Leader, Gina Mills, won the Inspirational Role Model award at the 2018 New Zealand LGBTI Awards for her work in raising awareness and providing support in the LGBTI community.

EY continues to champion a focus on mental health for LGBTI youth across Australia, through the ongoing collaboration with organisations, as well as the contribution to national diverse sporting teams.

Cultural Diversity

[email protected], supports culturally -diverse and emerging leaders to realise their potential by fostering two-way dialogue and knowledge sharing between professionals of different heritages and faiths. Our Cultural Diversity mentoring program is now in its third year and pairs culturally -diverse individuals with leaders to explore career and development opportunities.

Our flexible working policy allows EY people to substitute public holidays for days of cultural significance and cultural agility training is a key focus to improve the cultural capability of EY teams. In 2019, EY was recognised as a finalist in the Australian HR Institute Fons Trompenaars Cross Cultural Management Award for our market-leading cultural diversity strategies.

Indigenous careers

EY people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander are supported by their employee network, as well as by the EY Cultural Safety Empowerment Manager. The Bama Gala committee runs events and First Nations Conversations training, to engage and inform all EY people on the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We also have sector-specific offerings through the EY Indigenous Sector Practice and all Indigenous employees across Australia and New Zealand are provided with compassionate leave to help them fulfil their cultural responsibilities.

Flexibility

Underpinning EY’s commitment to a diverse workforce is the leadership commitment to providing EY people with the flexibility they need to meet both their professional and personal goals. Challenging our assumptions about where, when and how work gets done, we maintain a clear focus on the results we want to achieve together, so we can be agile and responsive to the diverse needs of our people and clients. Informal flexible working, such as working from home and flexible hours, are increasingly popular within EY, but we have also recently increased our formal flexible working options to include:

• Life leave
  The ability to take between 6-12 weeks of self-funded leave in one or two solid blocks of time.
• Temporary part-time
  Adopting a part-time arrangement for up to 3 months in length.
• Term time working
  A part-time arrangement with an income similar to a 4-day week, using self-funded leave. This would allow people to work full-time during school term times, but not work during school holidays.
  These options join existing options of permanent part-time, job share, career breaks and FLEX-leave (purchased leave).

The focus on diversity and inclusiveness is integral to how EY teams serve EY clients, develop EY people and play a leadership role in our communities. Enabling EY people to bring their whole selves to work, sets EY apart from competitors and attracts and retains talent.

A selection of our accolades and affiliations:

• Employee of the Year: LGBTI Inclusion Awards
  Hear from EY people why diversity and inclusion is so important to us.
• 2019 AWEI EY ranked gold tier employer
  2019 AWEI EY ranked platinum qualifier employer
• 2018 AWEI EY Employer of the year
• Australian Employer of Choice for Gender Equality
• AND silver member
• CareerTrackers
• Finalist for the 2019 AHRI Fon Trompenaars Awards for Best Cross Cultural Management

Follow our thought leaders as they actively and independently share their thoughts on key D&I topics:

• Selina Short
• Matt Rennie