What is EEO?

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is making sure that everyone has equal access to available employment by:

• ensuring that workplaces are free from discrimination and harassment, and
• providing programs to assist people to overcome disadvantage.

This means having workplace rules, policies, practices and behaviours that are fair and do not disadvantage people. In this environment, people are valued and respected and have opportunities to develop their full potential and pursue a career path of their choice.

A number of people have been impacted in the past or continue to be disadvantaged or discriminated against in employment. These people include:

• women
• Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
• members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups
• people with a disability
• young people under 25.

The NSW government is committed to providing employment opportunities for people in these groups to ensure that the publics sector workforce is representative of the general community.