Under section 145 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 all public authorities are required to develop an equal employment opportunity (EEO) management plan and provide a copy to the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment.
The purpose of an EEO management plan is to eliminate discrimination in employment and promote equal employment opportunity for everyone including job seekers.
An EEO management plan must include:
- a process for developing EEO policies and programs
- strategies for communicating, monitoring and evaluating EEO policies and programs
- methods for collecting and recording workforce diversity data
- processes for identifying discriminatory practices
- goals, targets and measures to assess progress and success
- a process for reviewing and updating the plan
- clear roles, responsibilities and delegated authority for implementing the plan.
Under section 146 of the EO Act, public authorities must report annually on the implementation of their management plan to the Director.
The Public Sector Commission supports the Director and authorities through established workforce data collection processes such as the Human Resource Minimum Obligatory Information Requirements and the annual collection.
Templates
To help agencies large and small, 2 planning templates are available:
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) management plan template (under 100 employees)
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) management plan template (over 100 employees)
Both templates can be modified to suit the needs of the agency.
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