Crown Resorts are an operator within the tourism, hospitality and events sector, providing a wide range of offerings to local, interstate and international customers. Crown Resorts operate two integrated resorts in Australia, one in Perth and the other in Melbourne.

Crown Resorts is proud of the work they have undertaken to make a significant contribution to Closing the Gap in employment. In 2008, Crown was the first signatory to the Australian Employment Covenant (AEC – now called Generation One), publicly affirming a commitment to provide careers for 300 Indigenous Australians, to support the federal government’s Closing the Gap strategy. Crown Resorts subsequently established their Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) to provide high quality selection, mentoring, coaching, training, and support to Indigenous candidates and employees. In 2011, they upgraded their pledge, committing to employing 2000 Indigenous Australians by 2021, and in 2013, they launched their Reconciliation Action Plan that both draws on the success of their IEP and aims to strengthen it so that they can achieve this pledge.

In 2015, Crown Resorts launched their upgraded Reconciliation Action Plan; an “Elevate” Reconciliation Action Plan. In 2015, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet also invited Crown Resorts to be one of a select group of ten organisations to belong to the federal government’s Employment Parity Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to “increase the number of large Australian companies with a workforce reflective of the size of the Indigenous population. Specifically, the Initiative aims to get 20,000 more Indigenous job seekers into jobs by 2020.” By doing so, Indigenous Australians will comprise 3.1% of the Australian workforce – achieving parity with population proportions.

Crown Resorts continue to broaden the scope of their work in closing the gap by focussing on nurturing relationships at all levels within Crown, increasing the understanding and respect of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander cultures and giving their Indigenous employees opportunities for employment and success. Crown Resorts also works with Indigenous suppliers such as Gilimbaa, Silver Eel Co and Nyoongar Patrol, and partner with Indigenous organisations who are also focussed on closing the gap in education and employment. Crown Resorts continues to undertake research within the Indigenous communities across Australia to maintain strong ties and to identify the best ways to close the gap, and additionally, to identify as well as prepare candidates for recruitment. Crown Resorts also works towards increasing other employees’ understanding of Indigenous employment, as well as encouraging employment of Indigenous Australians in other organisations.