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Equal opportunity
essentials kit for small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
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Meet your legal obligations and enjoy the business benefits of
EO
in 4 easy steps |
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The kit
contains:
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- A booklet detailing information about EO rights,
responsibilities and benefits including a checklist and FAQs
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- A fact sheet for employees
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- A sample equal opportunity policy
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- A sample procedure for handling EO related
problems
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Chinese and English versions of this kit are
available at the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Office or at
its homepage http://www.eoc.org.hk |
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS |
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Equal opportunity is better for
business |
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Getting the most from this kit
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Your EO essentials kit at a
glance |
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Step
1: Understanding equal opportunity:
rights, responsibilities, benefits |
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What is EO? |
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What does EO law say? |
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Discrimination |
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Sexual harassment and disability
harassment |
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Vilification |
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Victimization |
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How does EO law apply to your business?
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What are your
responsibilities? |
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Are there any cases when discrimination
may be lawful |
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What happens if someone makes a
complaint against my business? |
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Step
2: Find out how well your business is
meeting its EO responsibilities |
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EO Checklist |
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Step
3: Use our tools to manage EO
effectively |
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Sample EO action plan
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Action 1: Have an EO policy |
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Action 2: Have a procedure for handling EO
related problems |
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Action 3: Provide regular information about
EO |
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Action 4: Appoint an existing and appropriate
employee to look after EO |
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Step
4: Get help and
information |
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Frequently asked
questions |
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Information, advice and help with EO
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Legal assistance and information
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Tools |
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‧ Fact sheet for employees [PDF
/
MS Word] |
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‧ Sample equal opportunity policy [PDF
/ MS Word] |
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‧ Sample procedure for handling EO related
problems [PDF
/ MS Word] |
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