Why work at Veolia Environmental Services

At Veolia we regularly survey our employees to find out firsthand what makes our company a great place to work. Below is what our employees say they like about working for VES:

1.  The people and team work
2. Challenges and change
3. Our strong commitment to safety
4. Friendly working environment
5. flexible working arrangements
6. Pay and opportunities for advancement
7. The company's reputation as a leader in the industries we operate in
8. Our commitment to constant improvement
9. The variety of work
10. Level of autonomy

 

Employee Benefits

Non Financial Benefits 

We offer employee an array of non financial benefits as part of our overall retention strategies which will continue to be a key focus in the future. Non financial benefits offered are varied in nature and include technology related benefits, career development, study opportunities and various forms of flexible working arrangements such as working from home.

Employee Assistance Program

VES offer access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to all employees, contractors and their immediate families. The EAP is a free and confidential service provided through IPS Worldwide which offers:

• Short term professional counselling by qualified psychologists
• Trauma / Crisis Counselling 24hrs per day, 7 days per week
• A Manager/Supervisor helpline 24hrs per day, 7 days per week which is staffed by qualified psychologists with years of experience in organisations and managing people  

Sequoia - Employee Share Plan

In 2007 Veolia Environment (VE) launched Sequoia, an employee stock purchase plan, to employees of VE in Australia for the first time. This program provides employees with the opportunity to invest in their company and benefit from the value they help to create.

Every year employees can invest as little as one share in an investment trust based in France that holds VE stock. The company then makes a matching contribution.

Over 47,000 employees are already VE shareholders and they own approximately 1.4% of the capital of VE.

Training

At VES we encourage our employees to pursue lifelong learning from initial training to acquire basic skills to training that builds on those skills and develops their careers. We offer a complete range of training courses from vocational to managerial and executive, taught by a mixture of professional teachers and global VE trainers. Many training courses not only further skills but also lead to officially recognised technical or academic qualifications.

Below are some training opportunities we offer our employees:

• Certificate III in Waste Management
• Certificate IV in Frontline Management
• Global leadership training
• Individual development courses
• Scholarships

 

Health & Safety - My Health, My Safety, My Responsibility

In the face of increasingly stringent regulations laid down by both legislation and industrial clients, VES has adopted a dedicated management program designed to reduce accidents, properly investigate accidents that do occur and take care of employees who are injured.

In adopting this approach, VES is implementing one of the key commitments in the VE Sustainable Development Charter "to go beyond the minimum legal requirements in terms of improving personal health and safety protection".