Being rewarded for effort is central to the employment relationship. At Challenger, we reward you for your discretionary effort, your commitment to the team and delivering on value for our customers.
We are proud of our people and the difference they make to our customers, communities and colleagues every day.
Our recognition program - Making A Difference (MAD) - helps us thank and recognise people in a meaningful way for the contributions they make. Our people receive an allocation of points to recognise each other, and as people accumulate points for the recognition they receive, they can purchase items or experiences via an online platform.
Our CEO Awards are also awarded twice a year, to individuals and teams to recognise outstanding performance in line with Challenger’s values.
And we love celebrating achievements and success, from regular emails and the intranet, through to senior management recognition and regular catch ups and social club events.
It’s important our people feel emotionally, mentally and physically safe and well in the workplace. Here are just some of the ways we invest in your wellbeing.
Onsite skin checks and education programs.
At Challenger, flexible working, including hybrid work with time in the office and time at home allows individuals to make the most of their work and personal lives.
One size may not fit all when it comes to flexibility, so there are a range of flexible work options available to meet your needs such as flexible start and finish times, remote working arrangements, working part-time and job sharing. We actively encourage our people to access informal flexible work arrangements to enable them to participate in significant family and personal milestones as they come up during the year.
Parents play an important role in the life of a child, which is why every parent, no matter their gender, relationship status or sexual orientation, is supported to share caring responsibilities and leave benefits as they welcome a new child to their family, including through adoption, surrogacy and fostering arrangements.
Our parental leave support includes:
Our people can purchase up to two weeks additional annual leave each year, spreading the cost over equal salary deductions, allowing more time for that overdue holiday, spending time with the kids, or simply taking a break.
We also offer Challenger Day – one day off every year in recognition of the effort our people make.
We have support in place for people impacted by domestic and family violence, including ten days leave to attend medical appointments, gain legal advice, receive counselling and safety planning as well as flexibility in work arrangements.
We offer up to five days of paid fertility treatment leave for employees or partners who are completing IVF treatment.
We provide up to five days paid leave to support employees who are going through gender affirmation.
