Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Report – 1990 Appendix 1
EEO Two-Year Plan 1990 and 1991
The Bank has adopted a third two-year plan for activities related to EEO; the previous plan was given in the Bank's EEO Report for 1987/88.
The current plan lists major programmes for the period 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1991, grouping them under three objectives.
Major EEO programmes for 1990 and 1991 are as follows:
1. Career opportunities
(a) Women
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Training
– to encourage women to participate in training programmes, including for management positions
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Flexible work arrangements
– to encourage more flexible working arrangements
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Maternity leave
– to develop a system to maintain contact with women on maternity leave to encourage return to Bank at a later stage
(b) People from non-English speaking backgrounds
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Language sessions
– to conduct English in the Workplace sessions
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Training
– to encourage other training for people with non-English speaking backgrounds
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Skills and qualifications
– to investigate steps to recognise skills and qualifications obtained in other countries
(c) People with disabilities
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Policy
– to develop and implement policy on employment and career opportunities
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Survey of facilities
– to survey Bank buildings to establish what facilities are available for people with disabilities
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Job analysis and redesign
– to identify appropriate jobs for people with disabilities and, where practicable, to redesign jobs
(d) Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
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Policy
– to develop and implement a policy on employment and career opportunities
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Recruitment
– to adopt the most effective ways to recruit Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
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Training
– to develop relevant training programmes
2. Work environment and non-discriminatory personnel policies
- to monitor personnel policies and practices to ensure there is no discrimination
- to ensure effective functioning of grievance procedures
- to foster, by training and in other ways, a work environment where individual differences are accepted and valued
3. Information
- to distribute material on EEO policies and on progress with the EEO plan, both to managers and supervisors (who are responsible for implementation of EEO programmes) and to staff generally
- to hold meetings with staff to provide opportunities to discuss the EEO plan and policies with staff.