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Diversity Works
Helping Kiwi organisations be better by diversity
Diversity Works New Zealand is a national membership organisation, set up to help businesses develop and maximise the benefits of diverse and inclusive workplaces. Originally the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust, the organisation has evolved to become an essential source of education and inspiration for companies to examine their employment practices across the breadth of diversity issues facing business today. These include wellbeing, flexibility, ageing, ethnicity, bias, gender, employment transition for young staff, bullying and harassment, disability, sexuality and religion.
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Employers missing opportunity to engage with older workers
Monday, 7 November 2016, 1:28 pm | Diversity Works
More than 70 per cent of New Zealand businesses have no specific strategies to engage with workers older than 55, a recent survey shows. More >>
New Zealand businesses vulnerable around workplace bullying
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 11:59 am | Diversity Works
Almost half of New Zealand workplaces don’t have a policy in place to deal with workplace bullying and harassment, a recent survey shows. More >>
Michael Barnett steps down as chair of Diversity Works NZ
Monday, 31 October 2016, 1:04 pm | Diversityworks
After spending 15 years serving on the Board of Diversity Works New Zealand (formerly the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust), Chair Michael Barnett is stepping down from his role. Barnett, the Chief Executive of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, ... More >>
Businesses take a broader approach to employee wellness
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 3:12 pm | Diversity Works
Businesses are taking a broader approach to employee wellness to reap the benefits of better staff engagement, higher productivity and a lower workforce turnover, says wellbeing expert Louise Thompson. More >>
New Zealand Police win diversity award
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 1:53 pm | Diversityworks
The New Zealand Police’s initiatives to transform gender diversity within its ranks have resulted in the organisation taking the top prize at this year’s Diversity Awards NZ. More >>
Campaign suggests reason behind suicide gender statistics
Friday, 29 August 2014, 3:02 pm | Diversity Works
An online campaign about meaning and belonging has revealed an interesting connection with the difference in suicide rates between men and women. More >>
InternetNZ funding supports sign language archive
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 2:49 pm | Diversityworks Trust
A project to preserve historic film footage of the early use and development of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) and NZ Deaf culture has been supported by a grant of $16,000 from InternetNZ. More >>
Campaign aims to get disability seen more on screen
Monday, 25 March 2013, 4:13 pm | Diversityworks
Over the years we’ve seen heaps of great television personalities on our screens. But what we haven’t seen are the one in five New Zealanders who have a disability. More >>
Archiving project focuses on history of NZ Sign Language
Friday, 27 July 2012, 9:45 am | Diversityworks
Diversityworks Trust in partnership with Deafradio is pleased to announce the launch of a nationally significant archiving project that focuses on preserving the history of New Zealand Sign Language and the Deaf Community. More >>
Innovation fund supports disabled people in self-employment
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 9:39 am | Diversityworks
Diversityworks Trust has secured funding from the Ministry of Social Development's Employment Innovation Fund to support disabled people into self-employment. More >>
Director recognised for benefitting NZ quality of life
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 9:56 am | Diversityworks
Diversityworks Trust's Founder and Director Philip Patston has received recognition from the Orangi Kaupapa Trust for his service to the community. "It is incredible that Philip has been recognised for his contribution to others' lives," said Diversityworks ... More >>
Diversity in Movember
Monday, 1 November 2010, 12:17 pm | Diversity Works
In celebration of Movember, Diversityworks Trust has created its own group, Diversitymo , to help raise funds for men's mental health and cancer prevention. More >>
Disabled people aware of disaster attitude
Monday, 27 September 2010, 2:42 pm | Diversityworks
Safety is all about being aware and prepared for what you would do if something unexpected happened, a safety consultant told a group of disabled people and community leaders in Auckland on Saturday. More >>
Disabled people could suffer more in a disaster
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 3:57 pm | Diversity Works
Disabled people, elderly people – even children – are needlessly vulnerable and could suffer unnecessarily in a disaster because they are not ready to act in an emergency. Civil Defence may not be ready to support them, says Diversityworks Trust, ... More >>
Trust provides diverse support for disaster plan
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 9:52 am | Diversityworks
Coping in a disaster like the recent Christchurch earthquake is hard for anyone. But imagine if you experience disability and are unable to get out of bed on your own? Or being elderly and unable to quickly leave the house? Or a single parent with ... More >>
Performer needs help to change the world
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 2:17 pm | Diversity Works
Comedian and social entrepreneur Philip Patston's proposal for Performing the World 2010: Can Performance Change the World? (PTW 2010) has been accepted from over 200 proposals received. More >>
Pair Fly Pink to Mardi Gras With Peer Support
Sunday, 21 February 2010, 12:51 pm | Diversity Works
Shaun McKinney and Anna Nelson met in April 2009, at the first design forum to establish Diversityworks Trust's Peer Support Network. Both share the experience of disability, though they prefer to think of it as unique function. More >>
The Diverse Art of Comedy
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 9:14 am | Diversity Works
As part of his show, A Bit of What He's Got, in the 2009 NZ International Comedy Festival, comedian and social entrepreneur Philip Patston has launched the Diverse Perspectives Portrait Project (D3P) to explore the interaction of attitude and perception ... More >>
Comic Challenges Attitudes And Perceptions
Saturday, 18 April 2009, 11:49 am | Diversity Works
As part of his show in the 2009 NZ International Comedy Festival, comedian and social entrepreneur Philip Patston has launched the Diverse Perspectives Portrait Project (D3P) to explore the interaction of attitude and perception using portraiture. Unitec ... More >>
Ministry response to conduct allegations applauded
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 5:31 pm | Diversity Works
Ministry response to inappropriate conduct allegations applauded The Ministry of Health response, that allegations of inappropriate conduct against disability sexuality educator Claire Ryan were unfounded, has been applauded by Diversityworks Group Managing ... More >>
