Equal Employment Opportunity

             This following report will outline EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity); it's concepts, benefits, barriers, successes, failures and if it needs to be improved
             EEO stands for equal employment opportunity. It caters for all people no matter their gender, race, disability, colour, political opinion, religion or ethnicity. EEO is a collection of laws, which eliminates discrimination and promotes equal employment opportunities for all in a workplace. It basically gives everyone a "fair go" (www.oeeo.wa.gov.au). EEO caters for four main target groups, which include, people with impairment/disability, indigenous, people from non-English speaking backgrounds and women. The EEO legislation ensures that everyone has equal access to employment and its benefits.
             In the Macquarie dictionary, the term of discrimination "is the drawing of distinction". It is an action that is very prejudicial, which involves unexamined ideas and beliefs of people and or groups. Discrimination is illegal and also results in limiting that available talent and skills. The "Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) protects people from unfair treatment of discrimination. Therefore it prohibits the acquisitions of one according to their gender, martial status, age, race, disability, political belief and religion etc. the "Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)" is a Queensland State legislation. Whereas there are four other legislations, which belong to Australia's federal, the Commonwealth, on the basis of discrimination being broken up. These include the "Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cwlth)", the "Sex Discrimination Act 1985 (Cwlth)", the "Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cwlth)" and the "Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cwlth)".
             "Harassment is any form of behaviour that is not wanted and not asked for" (www.ir.com.au). This involves someone being humili...

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