International EEO News
Flexible work experiences in Great Britain provide some lessons for New Zealand as legislative provision gets nearer. Research reported in the October 2007 Equal Opportunities Review shows:
• substantial gaps between managerial and employee knowledge of the availability of work-life options
• women, older workers, single employees, the better educated and those with young children were more likely to have accurate information
• ethnic minority employees were least likely to know an option was available
• increasing provision is compatible with improving financial performance
• the most marked flexible working increase was switching from fulltime to part time work
• a widening disparity of access between female-dominated and male-dominated workplaces
• lower level of access in workplaces reliant on part time employees.
*Photo Competition*
The International Labour Organization, Disabled Peoples'
International and Irish Aid are jointly organizing an Asia-Pacific photograph competition under the theme "Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities" to raise awareness of the United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons on the 3 December 2007. The competition is open to everyone aged over 18 residing in the Asia-Pacific Region. Closing date for entries is 21 November 2007. More information on the competition, submission form and full terms and conditions at www.jigsaw-communications.com/ILO