National Association of Women in Construction NZ

HELPFUL RESOURCES

KEEP IT DECENT GUIDELINES

How to Build Safe and Respectful Workplaces

The guidelines were launched by Waihanga Ara Rau and Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Councils with the goal of supporting all women and other marginalised people in trades to fulfil their potential.

STAND UP, STEP IN

Active Bystander Intervention Guidelines

It takes all of us - bosses, managers, employers, staff, contractors - to create safe, supportive and respectful work environments.

Together we can do better.

This means that if we see or hear something that is not okay, we have the opportunity to do something to change the situation.

It’s called active bystander intervention.

How to build safe and respectful workplaces

“We’re committed to supporting everyone in the trades so that they feel safe and respected at work. Trade Employers asked us for support to identify practical actions they could take to improve workplace culture with regards to bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment and these guidelines are the first of many steps we are taking with them toward addressing this change. I encourage all leaders to determine how they are supporting women in the workplace. Let’s move from talking about diversity to making a difference on the ground. These guidelines are a practical tool to enable leaders in big companies with HR departments down to the ‘Man with a Van’ and his small team, to build safer and more respectful workplaces for all employees.”
- Philip Aldridge, CE Waihanaga Ara Rau

“With only 15 per cent of New Zealand’s trades workforce made up of women – and just 2.6 per cent “on the tools”, coupled with a growing national skills shortage, enticing wâhine into trade careers has never been more important. For these women to thrive and grow long-term we must learn to support them better. These guidelines set out a baseline of what is expected from everyone in our industries to make sure we create workplace cultures where everyone is welcome. Industry wide, we are making this commitment to promote inclusion and diversity, observe fair employment practices, and not tolerate discrimination of any kind.”
- Samantha McNaughton, Deputy CE Hanga-Aro-Rau
This is how we do things in the Trades

They were developed in collaboration with our trade industry and community partners as well as women in trade stakeholder groups, and were supported by the Tertiary Education Commission.

The guidelines are a key deliverable of the Industry Equity Project 2022.
Download your copy of the Guidelines here

Click on link below for Keep It Decent and Active Bystander Intervention Guidelines:

https://www.tradecareers.co/guidelines

Sexual Harm/harassment in the Workplace part 1 & 2

NAWIC webinar replays

Guest speaker: Detective Sergeant Jacqui Rodger, facilitated by Jen Tyson.

These two webinars were a year apart, both have great coverage of this big topic.

The content is for everyone who works or intends to work in construction, knowledge is power. You may have never come across this in your workplace, or it may be something that has happened to you. The webinars are factual and informative, and the more we share facts and information like this, the better equipped we all are to make construction a safer sector for all.

Sexual harm/harassment in the workplace part 1
Detective Sergeant Jacqui Rodger shared her experience and knowledge on:
- What the difference is between sexual assault and harrassment
- What you need to know about the Health and Safety at work Act
- What constitutes as a sexual offence and violation
- The definitions and parameters of consent
- Prevention and intervention and what you can do about situations as a victim, a witness or bystander an employee or an employer.
Watch the replay
Sexual harm/harassment in the workplace part 2
In this session Detective Sergeant Jacqui shared her knowledge and expertise on:
- Harmful digital communication, and what this includes
- What you can do about it if you are being sent or included in inappropriate digital material
- How you can support your employees if this is happening to them
- How to keep yourself, your teams or your work mates safe from drink spiking
- What to do if you are a sexual assault victim or have been in the past.
Watch the replay

Updated resources - Sexual harm/assault in the workplace

Support services

Police Advice and Services

Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation

support@wellingtonhelp.org.nz

wellingtonhelp.org.nz

Safe to talk - Nationwide

24/7 Sexual Harm Helpline:

0800 044 334

Text: 4334

Online chat: safetotalk.nz

Check out the full and latest list of nationwide resources available.

Mates in construction NZ

The MATES programme builds and strengthens workplace communities and across the industry – helping our people support and provide an environment that encourages positive wellbeing. The impact of this community-based approach then goes beyond the workplace and into our everyday lives.

EAP Services

Many employers in the construction industry work with EAP services to provide support to their employees.

If these services are available to you we recommend using them whether you're having difficulty at work or outside of work. They are there to assist.

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Building Belonging

The Building Belonging campaign includes a new podcast, web series and interactive training modules covering such subjects as recruitment, retention, gender diversity, sexual harassment, becoming a better people manager as well as practical lessons in literacy and numeracy and more.

These resources are a joint initiative by Waihanga Ara Rau and BCITO | Te Pūkenga. They are a response to a request from the construction and infrastructure industry to support employers and business owners through upskilling in leadership, business resilience, and diversity and has been funded by the TEC Covid Recovery Project.

Available for free, the podcast, video and resources are here and at TradeCareers.co, our purpose-built online toolkit and equity directory.

The Building Belonging podcast series explores why in 2023 Aotearoa's trade industry is still lacking diversity. Join hosts and tradies Genevieve Black and Chris Donnelly as they talk to industry leaders and change-makers to find out how we can create a worksite and sector that is better for everyone.

Hear from Stacey Mendonça (NAWIC Co-Founder and Past President) in Episode 1 - Work In Progress: what's going on with the lack of diversity in the trades?

BCITO will release a new episode each week over the next month. All episodes available here.

#buildingbelonging #podcast #resources #building #construction

Maynard Marks

Cultivating growth and empowering our people to think and act differently.

To raise the quality of the built environment and improve people’s wellbeing by providing sustainable, best practice solutions for new and existing buildings.

Our team of consultants comprises architects and designers, building surveyors, quantity surveyors, project managers, structural engineers and asbestos specialists whose combined strengths ensure you achieve a successful outcome that exceeds your expectations.

We are always looking for motivated, talented people to join our team. If you share our passion for making a difference in the building industry and want to work somewhere where you can be valued for being yourself, we’d love to hear from you.

https://www.maynardmarks.co.nz/careers

Construction Sector Accord

NAWIC NZ are proud to be network members of the Construction Sector Accord - To join we took the pledge as part of the sign up process.

The Accord Network Pledge is a commitment to positive behaviours that support a high functioning sector that everyone can thrive in. The Pledge is based on Accord guiding principles, goals and outcomes and all members of the Network must sign up to it.

The pledge can be seen on the Accord web page here

The Diversity Agenda

The Diversity Agenda is a joint initiative from Engineering New Zealand, the New Zealand Institute of Architects and the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand which supports engineering and architectural firms in becoming a more inclusive and diverse through awareness, empowerment and action. Launched in early 2017 with an initial goal to see 20% more women engineers and architects, the campaign has since expanded beyond gender to encapsulate the full range of diversity and inclusion.

We have accomplished a lot since inception but we all still need to do more.

NAWIC have joined this initiative as "change makers" and deliver a yearly report on our membership statistics

www.diversityagenda.org

BCITO

The Building Construction Industry Training Organisation or BCITO represent vocational education training across 15 sectors that make up part of New Zealand’s building and design community.

The construction sector holds many opportunities for women in terms of careers, business opportunities, and financial success. And at the same time, women have a great deal to offer the construction industry. BCITO is committed to working with you, helping you to gain the skills and qualifications that are critical to success.

It takes the right person with the right attitude to succeed in the trades. Someone with grit, determination and endurance. These are the kinds of strengths that women have and that the industry needs! Read Chloe, Holly or Rachel’s stories here .

https://bcito.org.nz/resources/women-in-construction/support-women/