Equity & Diversity

Equal Employment Opportunity

The principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) involve eliminating unlawful discrimination and reducing employment barriers for people who may experience disadvantages and hardships.

EEO target groups include:

women
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
people from non-English speaking backgrounds
people with a disability.

For more information, see HR Policy G2. Equal Employment Opportunity.

Anti-Discrimination

Under the Anti-Discrimination Act, 1991 (Qld), discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favourably in employment because of a personal characteristic or attribute.

Direct discrimination is when a person or group of people are excluded from a benefit or opportunity.
Indirect discrimination is any outcomes of practices and decisions which appear to be neutral but significantly reduce an individual's chances of obtaining a benefit (for example, height and weight requirements).

Employees are legally obliged to ensure they do not engage in discriminatory behaviour towards other employees, patients or any other person with whom they come into contact through work.

For more information, see HR Policy E2. Anti-Discrimination.

Workplace Equity Harassment Officer (WEHO) Network

This network of trained workplace equity and harassment officers provides active support to both complainants and alleged offenders.

For more information, see IRM 3.1-6.

Please refer to the Orientation and Induction Learning Objectives for summary information for managers.

Last Updated: 17 March 2008
Last Reviewed: 17 March 2008

Queensland Health Orientation and Induction

Equity & Diversity

Equal Employment Opportunity

Anti-Discrimination

Workplace Equity Harassment Officer (WEHO) Network