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Employee volunteering
Employee volunteering continued to increase in FY26, reflecting the ongoing success of initiatives designed to make volunteering opportunities more visible and accessible for employees. The employee participation rate increased from 19.0% in FY25 to 20.5% in FY26, while total volunteering hours increased by 2% from 7,560 hours to 7,684 hours.
FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participation rate (%) | 7.1 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 19.0 | 20.5 |
Hours of volunteering leave taken by our employees | 1,439 | 4,814 | 5,881 | 7,560 | 7,684 |
Volunteering value ($) | 110,531 | 383,813 | 484,872 | 638,118 | 629,125 |
Volunteering value is the cost of employee time spent volunteering during company time. |
Employee volunteering participation rate is defined as the total number of employees that recorded volunteering leave each financial year divided by the total number of employees (by headcount) as at 30 June in the corresponding year. |
Data includes Defence Force and Emergency Services volunteering leave, reflecting AGL’s policy of providing paid leave for these volunteering activities. |
In FY26, 853 employees recorded volunteering leave. |
Includes all employees paid through AGL's payroll system. |