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Multicultural workforce

Towards a diverse Queensland Health workforce

Queensland Health aims to build a skilled workforce that is representative of the Queensland community.  Activities being progressed during 2006-2007 include:

Diverse workforce resources

Title Guide to attracting and hiring a diverse workforce
Publisher Office of the Public Service Commissioner
Description Guide for Queensland public sector staff to ensure equity and diversity are realised in the public sector workforce.
Date

2004

   
Title Program for the Practice of Diversity Management
Publisher University of Melbourne, Australian Centre for International Business
Description This program is a collaboration between the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the Australian Centre for International Business.  A range of resources can be downloaded.
Date various

Supporting policies

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy for Queensland Health

Diversity Policy for Queensland Health

Anti-Discrimination Policy

Workplace support

Sharing stories about workplaces that have welcomed, supported and celebrated cultural diversty among staff can help build positive and productive workplaces throughout Queensland Health and beyond.  If you have a good story about a supportive work environment for cultural diversity, please let us know by emailing multicultural@health.qld.gov.au.  We look forward to showcasing your stories.

From time to time, problems can occur in any workplace.  Providing a working environment which is free from discrimination and harassment and where all employees are treated with courtesy, dignity and respect is an important component of building workforce diversity.  Queensland Health aims to eliminate discrimination in all employment practices based on irrelevant characteristics such as gender, culture or ethnic background.

The policies that support this commitment are located on the Human Resources Branch website.   Direct links to key policies are shown above.

The following steps are a summary of the options outlined in the Queensland Health Anti-Discrimination Policy.

  1. Discussion between the employee experiencing discrimination and their supervisor or line manager is recommended, particularly in the early stage of a problem.
  2. Contact a Workplace Equity and Harassment Officer (WEHO) who can provide information, support and guidance on resolving the problem. (Contact details for WEHO are available on the Queensland Health intranet.)
  3. If an employee considers that they have been discriminated against, they are entitled to lodge a grievance.
  4. If the grievance process has not resolved the problem, an employee may lodge a complaint with the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland.

Workpace Equity and Harrassement Officers are available to support you in this process.

Workplace Equity & Harassment Officers (WEHO)

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Last Updated: 22 February 2007
Last Reviewed: 22 February 2007



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