Open AccessThe Emperor's New Clothes: The Uncertain Fate of Equal Employment Opportunities in the New Zealand Public Sector, 1988-1992
Author(s) -
Pat Walsh,
John Samuel Dickson
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
new zealand journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0110-0637
DOI - 10.26686/nzjir.v19i1.3340
Subject(s) - clothing , public sector , obligation , legislation , government (linguistics) , emperor , business , public administration , political science , law , philosophy , linguistics , ancient history , history
During the last decade, equal employment opportunities (EEO) has moved frrmly onto theagenda in the New Zealand public sector, as in other countries. Legislation governing theoperation of central, regional and local government and the state's trading enterprisescontain a "good employer" obligation which requires chief executives to implement EEOprogrammes. The allocation of resources to EEO, the appointment of EEO co-ordinators,the development of EEO programmes and the explicit consideration of the EEOimplications of wider policies and decisions have all become regular elements of themanagement of public sector organisations. Long-serving employees could not but identifythe development of EEO as one of the major changes of the last decade.