Open AccessThe Multicultural Workforce: The Role of Employers as Gatekeepers
Author(s) -
Paul Spoonley
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
new zealand journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0110-0637
DOI - 10.26686/nzjir.v3i2.3438
Subject(s) - workforce , commission , incentive , limiting , equal employment opportunity , multiculturalism , human resource management , principal (computer security) , human resources , business , resource (disambiguation) , public relations , economic growth , political science , law , economics , mechanical engineering , computer network , computer science , microeconomics , engineering , operating system
Most firms in Auckland are characterised by a structure which has broad, largely Polynesian base with a smaller totally white executive peak. Employers, as the principal gatekeepers controlling access to the resource of employment, have contributed to this imbalance by limiting the job opportunities available to the Pacific Islander. In relation to th1s, management needs to reassess its attitudes and practices, and the new Human Rights Commission Act may be a suitable incentive.