Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Intent

Automotive Employment NZ operates in a diverse environment within New Zealand. We strive to celebrate diversity in our workforce to create an inclusive workplace culture which leverages our peoples’ unique backgrounds, qualities, and contributions to deliver value to our wide range of stakeholders, including our customers and job seekers (candidates).

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, Automotive Employment NZ is committed to promoting equal opportunities for its employees. This commitment is upheld through our employment, performance management, and recruitment policies and practices.

The purpose of this policy is to outline Automotive Employment NZ’s commitment to building and growing a diverse and inclusive workforce for both our own company and that of the employers we recruit for. It underpins our principle of treating people fairly and with respect. It also supports our ability to comply with our obligations under New Zealand legislation, as well as the laws, regulations and local practices or conditions in other jurisdictions in which we operate.

Policy requirements

Automotive Employment NZ respect and value the contribution of each employer whether employed by us or our clients, and regard discrimination as unfair, unacceptable, and unlawful. Automotive Employment NZ has zero tolerance for any form of unlawful discrimination of employees or potential employees, regardless of whether it is active or passive. Consistent with our strategy to grow inclusive leadership capability, diversity and inclusion principles are embedded within our ways of working to encourage managers to demonstrate these as part of their leadership activities.

We will also build cultural intelligence into our hiring and talent identification processes. We will actively support initiatives which encourage diversity such as equal employment opportunities, equitable pay, flexibility and work life balance, accessibility, and cultural sensitivity and celebration, amongst others, and participate where appropriate in any external organisations pursuing similar objectives.

Definitions

Diversity – refers to all the characteristics that make individuals different from each other. They include attributes or characteristics such as religion, race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, and any other ground for potential unlawful discrimination. Our diversity commitment is about respecting these differences and treating individuals equally.

Inclusion – refers to encouraging practices and behaviours in the workplace to ensure that individuals feel included within workplace activities. It involves both the action of including people in opportunities and the outcomes of individuals feeling a sense of belonging.

Unlawful discrimination – refers to any practice which makes distinctions between individuals or groups to disadvantage some and advantage others based on one or more of the following attributes: