09-05-2012 - Media report based on draft likely to be inaccurate
Type: Media Release
Media reports based on a supposed draft report of an inquiry by the Human Rights Commission into equal employment opportunity issues in the aged care sector are likely to be inaccurate. The draft report was sent to stakeholders for comment in March 2012 and extensive revisions and corrections have been made since. Recommendations have been [...]
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03-04-2012 - Crown entities monitoring report reveals low numbers of Māori employees
Type: Media Release, Report
The number of Māori employed by Crown entities is too low, according to the latest annual monitoring report released by the Human Rights Commission.
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07-03-2012 - Ominous signs for job security of women
Type: Media Release
Security of employment is looming as a challenge facing women in New Zealand, according to Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Dr Judy McGregor.
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01-03-2012 - Commission will monitor outcomes of ministerial inquiry into foreign charter vessels
Type: Media Advisory
The Human Rights Commission welcomes the recommendations set out in the Report of the Ministerial Inquiry into the use and operation of Foreign Charter Vessels today. Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor said it was heartening to see that the Code of Practice covering the working conditions of foreign crews fishing in New Zealand [...]
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30-01-2012 - Getting more women into business: The Women’s Empowerment Principles
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“Even a casual observer will have noticed the predominance of males in key leadership roles across many key industries in NZ … the number of females at board level of NZSX top 100 companies is only just over 9%. Only 4% of these same companies had a female Chief Executive. NZ falls behind Australia, the [...]
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02-11-2011 - New Zealand slips in global gender report ranking
Type: Media Release
New Zealand has slipped one place to sixth position in the world in the 2011 Global Gender Gap report that measures 135 countries, falling behind Ireland. “While New Zealand has much to be proud of, the report confirms the evidence of the Census of Women’s Participation in New Zealand that women’s equality is at a [...]
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01-11-2011 - Submission to Ministerial Inquiry into Foreign Charter Vessels
Type: Submission
The Commission’s submission to the Ministerial Inquiry into Foreign Charter Vessels strongly supported fair and decent conditions for the crews of foreign charter vessels. This was important to protect New Zealand’s international human rights reputation. Among other recommendations the Commission asked the Inquiry to consider promoting the use of the Ruggie Principles on business and [...]
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26-10-2011 - NZ women’s rights report presented in Geneva
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New Zealand has made consistent progress in eliminating discrimination against women and in progressing equality across a broad range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural indicators. That’s the good news. The not so good news is that there are enduring and pervasive barriers and inequalities that women in New Zealand, as mothers, grandmothers, carers, [...]
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21-09-2011 - Concern over low wages in aged care sector
Type: Media Advisory
Some female carers in the aged care sector are among the lowest paid workers in New Zealand. Aged care workers are attending public meetings around the country to have their say in the Human Rights Commission’s Inquiry into the Equal Employment Opportunities Issues in the Aged Care Sector.
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02-07-2011 - Commission launches fresh EEO initiative
Type: Media Release
Why are almost one in 10 15-19 year old males not in education, at work or training? Why are some female new graduates paid on average $5000 less than male graduates with the same qualification?
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