2. Tracking Equality at Work First set of indicators developed in NZ to track progress towards equality at work Detailed overview of labour market participation New look at the gender pay gap and a new Pay Equality Bill A set of recommendations for the Commission and for Government to push on with strengthening equality at work.
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4. Who works (youth unemployment, older people staying on, education levels, more women overall, under-employment and Māori and Pacific trends)
5. How (technology 24/7) and where we work (flexible) and work organisation (flatter structures)
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8. Workplace vital to society wellbeing “The workplace – be it a factory, an office, a farm or the street-is a strategic entry point to free society from discrimination” ILO Time for Equality at Work. Migrants have the same rights in relation to pre-employment and employment as others in New Zealand.
9. Reality of modern work-macro picture Global migration a reality of modern workplaces and NZ in trouble without it Migrants contribute over $8 million through income tax, GST and excise duties and expenditure bit more than half so net gain.
13. Tracking Equality at Work First set of indicators developed in NZ to track progress towards equality at work Detailed overview of labour market participation New look at the gender pay gap and a new Pay Equality Bill A set of recommendations for the Commission and for Government to push on with strengthening equality at work.
15. Older workers New Zealand has one of the highest rates of participation of older workers (55 years and over) in the OECD at 44.1% for the year to June 2010 High proportion of pre-employment complaints to the Commission have been where people have been told they are too old for a role Too few businesses have implemented practices to capture institutional knowledge or to transfer the knowledge of older workers to younger workers
16. Youth employment crisis NZ’s youth unemployment rate was 18.8% in March 2011 Record high unemployment rate has been described as “an emergency” Young men and women have been disproportionately affected by the recession Commission proposes a national youth-to-work-strategy
17. Youth work crisis National youth-to-work strategy Commission notes an absence of “young people’s voices” Engagement with 13-18 year olds to advance the concept of a career focussed “plan” for every young New Zealander
18. Youth work crisis Migrant youth: What are the issues for migrant youth gaining employment? What is needed to address these issues? How do family influence the career decisions of migrant youth?
19. Youth work crisis Migrant youth: How does the migrant community influence the career decisions of migrant youth? What migrant youth employment programmes do you know are working around the country? How can the Commission capture the “voices” of migrant youth? Who else should the Commission engage with around employment for migrant youth?
20. Disabled people and work New Zealand ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008 Article 27 of the CRPD outlines the rights of disabled people in relation to employment Disabled people in NZ find getting a decent job to be one of their most significant challenges At every level of qualification disabled people are less likely than non-disabled people to be in the workforce What is needed Encouragement of other employers to take on disabled staff Greater education and awareness raising around disabilities
21. Disabled people and work What is needed Encouragement of other employers to take on disabled staff Greater education and awareness raising around disabilities
23. What we’ve got 12% gender pay gap over past 10 years Ten public sector departments of 34 have a gender pay gap less than or equal to the gap in the total labour market of 13% The lowest gender pay gap in the public sector is [minus] -12.03% The highest gender pay gap in the public sector is 38.81%
25. Pay Equality Bill Three essential pillars: Realise the right to equal pay Positive duty to equal pay transparency, obligation on employers’ to record pay differentiations by gender and open to Labour Inspector scrutiny Determination of work of equal value
26. EEO ‘Good employer’ Advice A ‘good employer’ is an organisation that provides and supports an environment where employees feel valued and respected, where difference is celebrated and diversity encouraged, where there is active staff engagement, transparency on policies and procedures, clear complaints procedures, and regular feedback.
