Mission & Approach
MISSION
To edit workplaces so people don't have to edit themselves.
WHAT WE DO
Workplace: a space where people do their jobs Edit: an act of meaningful change
We redesign workplace experiences so they work better for more people and perform better for more businesses.
Whether you’re rethinking your employee value proposition, evolving leadership capability, making the workplace more equitable and fair, embedding new values, or aligning employee and customer experience, we partner with you to create workplace cultures that are inclusive, human, and high-performing.
Our work improves both commercial and societal outcomes, by making workplaces fit for the talent and challenges of today and tomorrow.
HOW WE WORK
Most workplaces weren’t built with today’s workforce let alone tomorrow’s potential in mind.
Many of the systems, policies and norms still in place weren’t designed to attract, retain or enable the diverse talent organisations now need to thrive.
We help teams close the gap between intent and experience, strategy and reality. It’s time for an edit.
We work with bold teams to reimagine how work gets done. We do this across culture, systems, practices and physical spaces.
We design for equity, belonging and growth so people can thrive and perform, and workplaces can achieve the outcomes they’re aiming for.
WE'VE LED OVER 50 WORKPLACE EDITS
Here are just some of the workplace edits we’ve led so far:
- Co-created Employee Value Propositions (EVPs) with tangible value (our signature EVP edit)
Developed EVPs for clients ranging from regional health networks to global tech brands, connecting strategy, culture, and lived experience. Each one helps attract and retain purpose-aligned talent in shifting talent markets. - Edited hiring to make it fair and effective (our signature hiring edit)
Worked with clients to redesign their hiring practices by eliminating bias, improving candidate experience, and aligning recruitment with organisational values. From role design to decision-making, we made every stage more inclusive, transparent and outcomes-focused. - Empowered employee groups with clarity and impact (our signature networks edit)
Partnered with employee resource groups (ERG’s) and grassroots teams to define their purpose, amplify their voice, and shape their influence. We help employee-led initiatives move from energy to strategy, driving meaningful, visible change. - Values that stick
Helped a phenomenal science and research non-profit refresh and embed new organisational values through storytelling, employee voice, and everyday practices. Using co-design and co-production methods, we created meaningful alignment across teams and leaders. - Employee experience meets customer experience
Partnered with a national service organisation to map the employee learning journey, identifying key moments that influenced both engagement and customer outcomes. We then redesigned those experiences to lift both. - DEI done differently: from intention to inclusion
Dug deep into the root causes of inequity and co-designed tailored solutions grounded in your context, not a cut-and-paste approach. We’ve helped organisations identify hidden barriers and implement practical improvements in flexibility, policies, progression, and culture.
LIVING OUR VALUES
Our values aren’t just what we say, they shape how we work, who we support, and how we contribute.
We make it matter by directing our resources where they create real, lasting impact. Through fundraising, pro-bono and low-bono work, we’ve supported charities who do pivotal work including Transgender Victoria, Minus18, and The Pinnacle Foundation helping to advance equity, visibility and support for LGBTQIA+ communities.
We speak up by using our voice and influence to champion inclusion, especially when it’s uncomfortable or inconvenient. We’ve facilitated conversations, learning sessions and campaigns that name and challenge systemic exclusion, and create space for diverse identities to be seen and respected at work.
We creatively change the world of work by partnering with values-aligned organisations and changemakers to redesign workplaces where everyone, especially those historically and currently marginalised, can thrive. We draw on imagination, strategy and equity-led design to challenge the norms holding inclusion back.
Gemma Saunders - Workplace Edit Founder & Lead Consultant
Gemma is the Founder of Workplace Edit and has a list of experience and accolades including leading Medibank to become the first national employer to remove primary and secondary carer labels from their parental leave policy, being a finalist at the LGBTI Awards and been on the board of Wear It Purple and Minus18 - charities that work in diverse gender and sexuality inclusion. Gems has led Workplace Edit since 2019 and worked with approximately 30 iconic brands over the past three years through a range of consulting gigs and collaborations including Afterpay, Linktree, Global Fashion Group, Arnott’s, Sportsbet and Circle In. Gemma is proudly queer, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been listed in HRD's hotlist.
By embodying core values of courage, impact and curiosity, Gemma has led game-changing parental leave policy reform, overhauled flexible working models and transformed employee experience strategies resulting in sustainable change and multiple awards.
Founder Gemma Saunders on a Brown Sofa. She is laughing and wearing black glasses.