Equal Employment Opportunities Trust - Latest News [Page 1]
EEO Commissioner Welcomes Pay Transparency Legislation But Says Equity Should Not Be Delayed
Friday, 11 August 2023, 9:36 am | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission has welcomed proposed pay transparency policies designed to close the gender pay gap for workers across Aotearoa New Zealand. The Government today announced it is progressing with pay transparency laws that ... More >>
Value And Respect Your Workers To Help Rebuild Economy – EEO Commissioner
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 1:22 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner is concerned by the approach taken by several employers in making workers redundant this past week. “It is disheartening to hear the daily news of workers being made redundant, sometimes with very little ... More >>
Measuring must lead to better management of gender pay gap
Friday, 22 January 2016, 11:30 am | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
The State Services Commission’s (SSC) release of state sector agencies’ gender pay gap statistics, by department, clearly shows where the problem lies said EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue. More >>
Diversity Awards 2015: Getting Better by Diversity
Friday, 28 August 2015, 2:03 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
For the 18th year in a row the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust is once again proud to celebrate the fantastic organisations across New Zealand who are leading the way in workplace diversity. EEO Trust Chief Executive Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie says ... More >>
Wellness at work makes for healthy businesses
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 3:57 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
A decade ago, the majority of employee surveys would have told you that career advancement opportunities were the number one priority for workers focused on doing story, with 69% of professionals in NZ stating that work life balance, including flexible working, ... More >>
Jacobs Diversity Committee produces winning results
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 12:27 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
For the 17th year in a row the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust is once again proud to celebrate the fantastic organisations across New Zealand who are leading the way in workplace diversity. More >>
Talent pipeline is the key to correcting gender balance
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 12:47 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Building a talent pipeline that fosters talented young women from early on in their careers is the key to gender balance at the most senior levels, according to EEO Trust Chief Executive Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie. More >>
Talent pipeline is the key to correcting gender balance
Monday, 18 August 2014, 5:39 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Building a talent pipeline that fosters talented young women from early on in their careers is the key to gender balance at the most senior levels, according to EEO Trust Chief Executive Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie. More >>
17 years of celebrating workplace diversity
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 12:55 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Is your organisation a model of productivity and employee engagement? Do you have a great story to tell about your workplace efforts to encourage diversity? More >>
Worker exploitation cases damaging NZ record
Monday, 11 November 2013, 4:06 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Exploitation of migrant workers is a black mark on New Zealand’s standing as a fair country that strives to provide equal opportunities, says EEO Trust chief executive Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie. More >>
Slow Women's Suffrage Progress
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 9:52 am | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Today New Zealand celebrates 120 years of women winning the right to vote and it is an opportunity for this country to celebrate equality at work. More >>
Rise In Workplace Racism Is Unacceptable
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 1:09 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust is disappointed the majority of complaints about racism are coming from employees and those seeking work. More >>
EEO Trust calls for responsibility over Pay Equity
Friday, 7 December 2012, 11:37 am | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust says it’s up to businesses to address the gender pay gap and many large corporations are doing just that. The EEO Trust Chair, Michael Barnett, says men are paid at least ten percent more than women and ... More >>
Diversity organisation leads by example
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 11:43 am | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust is proud to announce its newly appointed chief executive, Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie. Chairman of the EEO Trust, Michael Barnett, says the board of trustees welcomes Mrs Cassidy-Mackenzie as the CEO, as she had ... More >>
NZX Factor D Day
Monday, 3 December 2012, 2:05 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust is celebrating changes to the New Zealand Stock exchange rules that come into effect from NOW and is urging companies to endorse them. In their future annual reports listed companies will have to provide a breakdown ... More >>
Migrant Workers Manipulated
Friday, 26 October 2012, 10:26 am | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust is urging migrant workers to seek advice if they feel exploited in a workplace by employers who may be breaching employment laws. More >>
Creating Myths for Parental Leave
Thursday, 25 October 2012, 12:45 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
25 October 2012 Media release Creating Myths for Parental Leave The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust has expressed disappointment at the attempt to create barriers for women taking parental leave as submissions begin for the extension of parental ... More >>
Workplace discrimination needs a shake up
Friday, 12 October 2012, 11:09 am | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Equal Employment Opportunities Trust chairman, Michael Barnett, says Auckland, businesses can't afford to judge people on their ethnic origin. "Statistics show that one in ten people feel discriminated against and the majority of them say it's because ... More >>
Wanted: Employers who make the most of their people
Friday, 10 February 2012, 1:27 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Do you know an employer who gives employees practical encouragement to make the most of their time and talents? They need to be recognised, says the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust. More >>
Tapping the talent in young Pacific workers
Friday, 11 November 2011, 3:54 pm | Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
Young Pacific employees have told researchers what motivates them to do their best at work. Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Trust research found that bosses who recognise family and cultural values, foster positive relationships between managers ... More >>