multicultural workplace

When Lisa Macdonald, Operations Supervisor at Autocare Townsville comes to work each day, she has one expectation from her team working as vehicle processors and drivers in the trucking business. And that is to come through the door with a smile, and say hello (even if they might be still waking up for the day).

Tessa is Australian, as are her parents, grandparents and great grandparents. Her father’s ancestors came from Scandinavia.

Catherine’s parents moved to Australia from China in the early 1990s. They met in English class where they fell in love. Despite growing up in two different cities and speaking two different dialects, Shanghainese and Cantonese, the unification of China during the Cultural Revolution enabled them to converse in a common tongue – Mandarin.

Australia Post has been taking part in A Taste of Harmony for 10 years, since the campaign’s inception, so it goes without saying that the organisation has some great advice to share when it comes to keeping staff engaged year after year.

The mission of any hotel is to make guests feel comfortable and welcome. But at the heart of every organisation is its own staff and AccorHotels Apartments & Leases goes above and beyond to make all employees feel welcome and included through initiatives like A Taste of Harmony.

Flourish Australia is a unique not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of services to support people’s mental health recovery. These services aim to help people find a home, make friends, get involved in their community, learn new things or find suitable employment.

The minute you meet Centrelink employee Cuc Lam you are struck by her infectious smile and positive attitude.

For Annie, friends are family, and she loves feeding them! She has even hosted a ‘Friendmas’ and entertained twenty people.

We caught up with Loredana Pietrosanti an auditor at ASF Audits, to learn about how their office celebrated A Taste of Harmony. Why did your organisation choose to take part in A Taste of Harmony? How did it come about? Our office is made of a diverse range of cultures from around the world, and