• Commissioner's Awards for Equity & Diversity
• Disability in the Workplace
• Flexible Work Practices
• Equal Opportunity in the Workplace
• Work Life Balance

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Workplace equity

Equity is simply about giving everyone a "fair go", with appropriate access to training opportunities, to fair working conditions and to opportunities for promotion. It is about providing everyone an equal opportunity to make the most of their talents and abilities in the workplace.

Equity is also about ensuring people are treated appropriately in order to ensure equality of outcomes for all.  Ensuring equality of outcomes may also mean treating a group differently, for example by providing management training specifically for women in order to address a lack of women in upper levels.  This different treatment should be carried out in such a way that any adverse impact is minimal and reasonable.

Workplace diversity

Workplace diversity is a management and leadership approach aimed at creating an inclusive environment, which values and manages the contributions of people of different cultural backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Workplace flexibility

Workplace flexibility is the underlying principle for employees seeking to manage the balance between the requirements of their job and personal commitments outside the workplace.  This concept, globally recognized as “work life balance”, may be assisted through the use of flexible working and leave arrangements.

Benefits of workplace equity, diversity and flexibility

• a workforce recruited, selected, promoted and developed using fair and transparent processes;
  
• a diverse workforce that reflect the population of The Northern Territory;
  
• a workforce that values contributions of people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives;
  
• a workplace free from harassment, discrimination and bullying; and
  
• a productive workforce made up of people who have achieved a balance between their work and personal commitments and preferences.

OCPE's role and commitments

The Office is committed to:

• raising awareness through the provision of information;
• recognising and encouraging excellence through the Commissioner’s Awards;
• the development and implementation of the Willing and Able Strategy;
• the development and management of dAN as superior employee disability network;
• developing Project Employment Partnerships that identify employment opportunities for people with disabilities;
• managing Disability Work Australia for the provision of specialised employment services;
• development of the Equal Opportunity Plan blueprint;
• implementation of the Indigenous Employment and Career Development Strategy;
• encouraging women in the Workplace through the Discovery Program; and
• encouraging Work Life Balance in the NTPS workplace.