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14 September 2009
Being a good employer as not-for-profit

Helping community agencies with good employer advice is a major recommendation from the Northland regional report in the National Conversation About Work project.



14 September 2009
Hear world expert Susan Vinnicombe



14 September 2009
Cost of ageism


14 September 2009
Sheilas take on sharks


14 September 2009
Job strategy for learning disabilities


14 September 2009
Diversity of judges?


14 September 2009
The case for targets?


14 September 2009
Stepping up the pace



3 September 2009
Roundtable reaches consensus


3 September 2009
Commission to monitor pay equity progress


3 September 2009
Joint campaign to build support for pay equity vital 


3 September 2009
Pay equity an ongoing government responsibility, legal advice finds 


3 September 2009
PSA takes pay equity case under human rights law


29 May 2009
Pay and Employment Equity Roundtable

A rountable to progress pay and employment equity in New Zealand will be held on August 19 2009 by the Human Rights Commission



29 May 2009
Jobs for the boys



29 May 2009
Jobs for the girls



29 May 2009
And where are the jobs for young people?



29 May 2009
Gender quotas?



29 May 2009
New Zealand Global Women



29 May 2009
Parental leave complaints and enquiries



29 May 2009
Literacy prize joins EEO Trust Work and Life Awards 2009 



29 May 2009
International EEO Shorts





29 April 2009
National Conversation about Work - New Zealand Navy


 

 

29 April 2009

What they're saying at employment conferences
 



29 April 2009
National Conversation about Work - Taranaki Regional Report


  

  

 

  

17 March 2009
NEON's 4-point job saver programme


 

17 March 2009

Pay equity in jeopardy



 

17 March 2009

National Conversation highlights both differences and similarities



 

17 March 2009

Turner Prize accused of age discrimination


 

17 March 2009

Disabled workers attacked at work



 

17 March 2009

Building diversity into Olympic preparations



 

17 March 2009

Britain's gender pay gap widens



 

17 March 2009

Blind often unemployed in Britain



 

17 March 2009

Global age research underway


 

17 March 2009

In vitro discrimination tested




5 February 2009

Still a long way to in EEO for women lawyers

  


 

5 February 2009

Reporting on Crown entities as good employers

 


 

5 February 2009

Human Rights Commission launches National Conversation about work

 


  

5 February 2009

Time use survey will provide valuable information

 


 

5 February 2009

Unemployment risk for both young and old

 


 

5 February 2009

Sexual orientation - often ignored as an EEO issue

 



 

5 February 2009

 

Commission requests Select Committee to consider 90-day bill

 


 
11 December 2008

NZ near top of world for closing gender gap

 


 
11 December 2008

Quick Guide to the Good Employer

 


 
11 December 2008

Shampoo and set




11 December 2008

New Council reflects Porirua City Diversity 



11 December 2008

Sunrise on pay and employment equity in local government?




11 December 2008

Boomers and beyond

 


11 December 2008
Work-life measures improve employment outcomes 


 

11 December 2008

Grandparents leave 



11 December 2008

EEO shorts


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  EEO Trust Work and Life Awards 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



15 July 2008 

From Brain Drain to Brain Gain

 


  

15 July 2008

How much are you worth?

 


 

15 July 2008

Rosie, where are you?

 


 

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15 July 2008

EEO briefs

 


 

21 May 2008

Good employer online reporting tool




21 May 2008 

Good employer clinics a hit


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 21 May 2008Human Rights Issues for Men and Boys'


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 21 May 2008 Older workers


 

 

 

 

 

 

 21 May 2008Discrimination and job advertising


 

 

 

 

 

 

  21 May 2008Where are the men in early childhood?


 

 

 

 

 

 

  21 May 2008Sexual harassment settlement


 

 

 

 

 

 

  21 May 2008

Ethnic women's network launched in Christchurch

 


 

 21 May 2008

What is it like for Indian women who enter the world of work in New Zealand?

 


 

 21 May 2008

Same job = same pay?

 



21 May 2008

Diversity Focus for EEO Trust Work and Life Awards
 


 

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New resources available from the Pay and Employment Equity Unit

 



14 March 2008

 Wanted..high quality applications from men and women  for the position of State Services Commissioner

 



14 March 2008
Are you biased?

 



14 March 2008
Ever wondered if sexual orientation is an issue in your workplace?

 



14 March 2008
New Zealand Census of Women's Participation 2008

 



    

14 March 2008
EEO briefs from the UK

 



14 March 2008
Pay and Employment Equity Forum 'Progress made and next steps', 3rd April 2008

 



16 November 2007 

Workshops help women get elected


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 16 November 2007
New EEO staff at Commission


 

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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



1 October 2007
Wanted - two new positions at the Pay and Employment Equity Unit


  

17 July 2007
 
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. 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 17 July 2007
Gender differences in pay, super and career progression

 


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 Poll results on pay equity 


17 July 2007

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

International EEO news 


17 July 2007
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?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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
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