Welcome to the National Equal Opportunities Network (NEON).


New Zealand has made great progress in equal employment opportunities (EEO) but more needs to be done to promote and provide equality at work.

NEON is a partnership between the Human Rights Commission and the EEO Trust. It promotes leading employment practices to employers, employees, trade unions, human resources personnel, small business and every person in New Zealand interested in decent and fair work.

 

 

NEON provides:



NEON’s founding partners are the Human Rights Commission and the EEO Trust. Both organisations work actively to promote equal employment opportunities. We believe it is fair and just that all New Zealanders have equal employment opportunities and that EEO is good for business.

 

Framework for the Future is the Human Rights Commission’s strategic report on EEO in New Zealand. This June 2004 research highlighted that a diverse group of people in New Zealand have common interests in advancing EEO, but often work in isolation. NEON aims to better coordinate information to employers and employees, and provoke discussion about specific EEO issues of interest to New Zealand workplaces. We hope others involved in advancing the progress of EEO will use NEON as a basis for cooperation and change.

 
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The Human Rights Commission
  
Promoting EEO is a main function of the Human Rights Commission. The EEO Commissioner, Dr Judy McGregor, provides leadership and advice on EEO, develops guidelines, monitors and analyses progress in EEO and works with others promoting equal employment. The Human Rights Act 1993 sets out the prohibited grounds of discrimination and also outlines what constitutes discrimination in employment.
 
 

 

The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust

 

The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust provides EEO information and tools to employers and raises awareness of diversity issues in the workplace. The EEO Trust:

  • assists employers in introducing and managing proven EEO thinking and practices
  • encourages diversity by promoting the recruitment and development of people on the basis of merit and
  • generates awareness of the business benefits and rewards of a versatile and inclusive workplace.

The Chief Executive is Dr Philippa Reed and the Chair of the Trust is Mr Michael Barnett.

 

This year, the EEO Trust is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its influential EEO Trust Work & Life Awards with a one-day symposium, called The Diversity Effect, confronting the issues and opportunities presented by New Zealand's increasingly diverse workforce. International and local experts will explore how innovative ideas can be unleashed by diverse points of view.

 

The Diversity Effect is being held in Auckland on Thursday, 30 August 2007, followed by the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards presentation dinner.

 

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More about the EEO Trust.

 

 

Left to right: EEO Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor, EEO Trust Chief Executive Dr Philippa Reed, EEO Trust Chair Michael Barnett.

EEO Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor EEO Trust CEO Philippa Reed EEO Trust Chair Michael Barnett