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The MSS Security Scholarship At MSS Security, driving gender equality • 19.2% of our total workforce is female in events fosters a better understanding
Programme is not tokenism. We have made an (as of Aug 31 2021) of the working opportunities available
for females in the security industry and
important pledge to increase our female
In August 2021, MSS Security commenced workforce participation to better reflect • 21.8% of our management team is at MSS Security.
female (based on 2018/19 WGEA Public
its scholarship programme in partnership the gender balance in the communities Report) • Employee Referral provides a
with Asset College, one of Australia’s in which we work. Importantly, this financially incentivised opportunity
leading security training providers. pledge is underpinned by actions which • 28.5% of our executive team is female for our people to introduce MSS
are making a positive difference. We are (as of Aug 31 2021)
The programme will support 500+ Security as a potential employer to
training institutions per year for persons committed to continued investment in • 9% of our STEPS participants are their friends and associates. Reward
seeking to join MSS Security’s growing gender equality activities and achieving female is provided where a referral results
team across Australia. They will complete the targets we have set for ourselves. in an employment outcome. Under
the CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Advocating gender equality • Monthly scorecard for each General the programme, extra rewards are
Operations or AVI20118 Certificate II Manager’s monthly business review, provided to our employees where the
in Transport Security Protection. This Demonstrating proactive which reports the business unit referral of female candidates leads to a
will allow them to obtain their State or leadership in gender equality performance against gender equality successful recruitment outcome.
Territory Security Licence as required, • Compliance with the Equal Opportunity KPIs
followed by on-boarding to the MSS for Women in the Workplace Act 1999, Initiatives to promote, educate, inform • Mentoring is a strategic talent
Security Team. Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, and support gender equality management tool to attract, grow and
retain the right people. We use it to
This unique programme offers a pathway Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and other • Awareness Campaigns highlight the connect an employee’s aspirations
to employment with MSS Security to associated legislation extensive opportunities which exist with the Company’s needs, as a way
meet the growing needs of new security • Affiliation with the Australian for female employees at MSS Security. of aligning personal and professional
professionals in the industry. Importantly, Government’s Workplace Gender Campaign strategies include publishing growth, for talent identification, to
it will support our diversity objectives, Equality Agency to promote equal female employee profiles and case support an employee transitioning into
with a minimum 5% of trainees to be opportunities for women in the studies on various communication a new role and as a way of accelerating
of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander workplace platforms (e.g. website, e-news and leadership development.
background and at least 25% of trainees LinkedIn) and other awareness raising • According to a study detailed in the
to be females. • Best practice tools and resources used initiatives. By demonstrating the
to support gender equality, including security careers available and the Academy of Management Journal
The MSS Security Scholarship Programme pay equality analysis software, case (Gender Differences in expected
will be further supplemented via studies, research and publications success others have experienced, we Outcomes of Mentoring Relationships),
opportunities for selected individuals encourage more women to apply for career development for women is
to join the MSS Security Traineeship Performance measuring and positions at MSS Security. closely tied to the relationships they
Programme, including completing the monitoring our gender equality • Events Participation is used to build; and for women in the workplace,
Certificate III in Security Operations, which initiatives, including: encourage women to apply for mentoring is particularly important.
supports licence-based qualifications and • Target to increase the total positions at MSS Security. We actively At MSS Security, we use one-on-
ensures a culture of continual learning representation of female employees to attend career expos, conferences and one and group mentoring for our
and development. 25% by 2025 other job seeker forums. Participation female employees to broaden their

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