“If members of the community actually knew some of the stuff that goes on, I think they would be absolutely mortified,” one employee said.
That’s among the key finding of a 236-page Queensland Human Rights Commission inquiry released today, which identified ingrained prejudice against female, Indigenous and minority officers.
“Workplace equality at QPS is not a nice to have. It’s an operational imperative if QPS wants the workforce and skills needed to keep Queenslanders safe.” More than 130 one-on-one interviews were conducted as part of the inquiry, 2724 surveys were filled out by employees, and five focus groups were run.
“There’s more work that needs to be done, and despite some of the things that we’ve committed to, there are still challenges in this space, and some of it is systemic.”
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