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Are you biased?
14 March 2008
Ever wondered if sexual orientation is an issue in your workplace?
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New Zealand Census of Women's Participation 2008
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EEO briefs from the UK
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Pay and Employment Equity Forum 'Progress made and next steps', 3rd April 2008
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New EEO staff at Commission
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16 November 2007
NZ ranks 5th in Global Gender Gap
16 November 2007
Statistics and the Gender Pay Gap
16 November 2007
EEO Trust Diversity Survey
16 November 2007
International EEO news
1 October 2007
Attitudes to men in early childhood education
1 October 2007
Men in non-traditional work
1 October 2007
Why do we need more men in early childhood education?
1 October 2007
How much are older New Zealanders being paid?
1 October 2007
Teacher wins fellowship to research oral history of NZ trades women
1 October 2007
International EEO news
1 October 2007
Male shortage a world wide issue
17 July 2007
1 October 2007
Wanted - two new positions at the Pay and Employment Equity Unit
Landmark gender discrimination ruling
A Wellington High Court Judge and two members of the Human Rights Review Tribunal have ruled against a fishing company in a landmark case involving gender discrimination.
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The Diversity Effect - EEO Trust Symposium
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Work and Life Awards the EEO Trust is holding a day-long symposium on the increasingly important business issue of employee diversity in Auckland on Thursday 30 August.
17 July 2007
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Ban the workplace bully
A new training kit to enhance positive and healthy workplaces is now available.
EEO Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor says bullying is difficult to deal with in workplaces and there is a need for employers, unions and workers to keep up to date with trends. The kit looks at what workplace bullying is, what the law says, and examines the costs to employers.
Click here to download the Workplace Bullying for Facilitators
Click here to download the Workplace Bullying for Participants
20 April 2007
Who Cares? Women in the homecare industry. Editorial by Janice Burns, Top Drawer Consultants.
20 April 2007
Who are New Zealand's low-paid workers?
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20 April 2007 Cleaned out: Cleaners' wages are sinking ever closer to the minimum wage
20 April 2007
Part-time work - the low wage ghetto for women
20 April 2007
New Zealand a global player in nursing shortages
20 April 2007
The lowest paid carers of all
20 April 2007
What is the financial cost of care?
20 April 2007
Disabled people's employment bill repealed.
20 April 2007
DPEP repeal Bill: A carer's story
20 April 2007
Work life balance earns staff commitment: News from the EEO Trust.
20 April 2007
Do you have pay equity? Vote on the latest NEON poll on the homepage.
20 April 2007
Workplace flexibility innovations for low wage workers: The US Centre for Law and Social Policy is calling for information on workplace flexibility innovations
20 April 2007
New Zealand as a low-wage economy
20 April 2007
Employment discrimination statistics April 2006-March 2007: Disability and race discrimination a continuing concern
1 March 2007
Women in armed combat
1 March 2007
Decent Work
1 March 2007
Banking on diversity: British bank Barclays leads the way with a disability mentoring programme for employees
1 March 2007
Women in Leadership: University leaders of tomorrow
1 March 2007
World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report 2006 - New Zealand fares relatively well when compared internationally, according to this report.
1 March 2007
Gender equality duty: Closing the gaps in Britain.
1 March 2007
International EEO news briefs. News from abroad.
1 March 2007
Crown entities serious about 'good employer' obligations - A new status report measures Crown entity compliance with 'good employer' obligations
1 March 2007
News from the EEO Trust. Workplace innovations pay healthy dividends for glass company
25 January 2007
New Zealand's changing workforce
25 January 2007
Busting the myths around migrant employment: An interview with Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief Michael Barnett
25 January 2007
Migrant and refugee work experience programme a success
25 January 2007
Helping immigrants sell their skills
25 January 2007
Finding good work is hard work for refugees
25 January 2007
Skilled migrants doing better in Auckland
25 January 2007
Taking refugee employment out of the too-hard basket
25 January 2007
Why aren't employers seeing the opportunities? An interview with Charles Finny, Wellington Chamber of Commerce
25 January 2007
Promoting diversity from the top down: Local bodies confront migrant and refugee employment barriers
25 January 2007
Meeting migrant educational needs
25 January 2007
Poll Results: Should New Zealand legislate around the right to request flexible work?
25 January 2007
Biometrics in the workplace
6 December
Commission calls for end to women's combat exemption
1 December
Visit the new poll feature on NEON's front page. Have your say on whether New Zealand should legislate around the right to request flexible work.
1 December
Reasonable Accommodation: How hard is that? Helping a person with a disability to work doesn't have to be that difficult.
1 December
Sign up for coffee. Brewing up some work experience at New Zealand's first cafe run and staffed by deaf people.
1 December
Watching out for smallest workers. Catholic agency Caritas is undertaking research on New Zealand's child workers, many of whom enjoy few of the legislative protections afforded to adult workers.
1 December
Blue Skies Clouded for Korean Immigrants. A Families Commission report on Korean immigrants in Christchurch sheds some light on a group that struggles to access decent work.
1 December
Quality Flexible Work: The Department of Labour wants to hear your views about flexible work arrangements.
1 December
Cutting a path to the top: Young Butcher of the Year Michelle Tautau has a bright future in a career usually dominated by men.
1 December
International EEO News: December shorts from around the world, including interesting developments in disabled people's minimum wage in Australia.
1 December
Women at Work - the dynamics of the future: The Kate Edger Trust is calling for applicants for a doctoral research grant on this topic.
9 November
Minimum Wage Amendment Bill: Youth pay rates for 16 and 17 year olds are discriminatory, says EEO Commissioner Judy McGregor
9 November
The Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill Read the Human Rights Commission's submission to the Select Committee
1 November 2006
Women and political power. Time for affirmative action? Address by International Council of Women President Dr Anamah Tan.
1 November 2006
Gender pay gap narrows. New Zealand women's wages are growing faster than men's, according to a Statistics New Zealand survey for the June 2006 quarter.
1 November 2006
Making disability work. Human Rights Commissioner Robyn Hunt on the UN Convention on Disability.
30 October 2006
Are you over 25 and looking for a new job? Do you work in sales, human resource administration or nursing? If so you may suffer from discrimination if you are over 25 years old.
30 October 2006
Age Bias Research. Recruiters revealed themselves to be more biased than employers about older workers in new research published today.
27 September 2006
Gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the workplace: EEO issues for GLB people at work.
27 September 2006
Shove'em or shape'em: Human resources experts talk about dealing with bullies in the workplace, including tips on how to avoid recruiting them in the first place.
27 September 2006
How to age-proof your work: No need to put anyone out to pasture if you follow Dr McGregor's advice.
27 September 2006
Employment of the Older Workers' Summit. Read what the speakers had to say about the future of work and retirement.
19 September 2006
Wide pay gap women's biggest concern on Suffrage Day.Pay equity must be a priority for women's progress, says EEO Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor.
11 September 2006
Skill shortages open doors for women in trades: Skills shortages are prompting employers to buck the trend and employ female apprentices, according to a major new Human Rights Commssion report on Modern Apprenticeships.
11 September 2006
Female Modern Apprentices - what they say. Young women profiled in Give Girls a Go! talk about their experience of Modern Apprenticeships
11 September 2006
Give Girls a Go, says Minister. A speech by the Minister of Women's Affairs and Minister for Small Business, Lianne Dalziel, at the launch of Give Girls a Go!
4 September 2006
Leaders look at ways to retain older workers. The retention of older people in the workplace was the key issue for a workplace leaders summit in Wellington.
4 September 2006
Age WILL Work. Background paper from EEO Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor on older people and employment.
4 September 2006
Fact Sheet on older workers. Statistics about older people and their employment.
4 September 2006
Age Discrimination Statistics. Complaints and enquiries received by the Human Rights Commission in relation to employment, on the ground of age.
31 August 2006
The EEO Trust Work and Life Awards winners. The EEO Trust has announced the winners of its Work & Life Awards.
31 August 2006
Prime Minister Helen Clark's speech at the Work and Life Awards dinner.
11 August 2006
Building a solid foundation for Pay Equity. The annual report of the PEEU is getting the measure of women's pay in the public sector.
25 July 2006
Research results presented at workplace leaders summit Quality flexible work is the solution for the growing number of businesses facing challenges in recruitment and retention.
21 July 2006
Kia kaha mahia te mahi - Give it a go at work. NEON has prepared some useful te reo phrases to use around the workcooler. Easy print-out page format.
11 July 2006
Kicking the workplace bully into touch. A recent forum at the Human Rights Commission focussed on preventing workplace bullying.
11 July 2006
Monitor your workplace stress. A handy downloadable tool for monitoring workplace stress.
11 July 2006
Read materials from the bullying workshop.
20 June 2006 EEO Trust Newsletter. The EEO Trust's latest newsletter profiles two very different workplaces as well as detailing the results of its recent Age and Work survey. Read More
29 May 2006 NEON Update 2 - Prue Goward on Work Life Balance, Jobs Jargon for Jobseekers, and the EEO Trust's Age and Work survey Read More
2 May 2006 NEON Update 1 EEO stories from New Zealand and around the world Read More
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