Diversity, Equity and Accommodation
Maximizing the different perspectives and skills of diverse employees is an economic imperative. You need to educate managers about the benefits of diversity as well as their responsibilities to treat all employees equitably and accommodate them as needed.
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Cross-Cultural Teamwork Episode 2: Accommodating Religious Diversity
Everyone should have access to the same opportunities and benefits, and be treated with equal dignity and respect, regardless of their religion. Continue reading
Diversity
A diverse workforce is an economic imperative as markets and customers become more diverse. While a workforce composed of employees from many different backgrounds can present its own challenges for managers, good diversity management is simply good people management.
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Human rights acts across Canada prohibit employers from discriminating against employees on several protected grounds including race and national or ethnic origin. Employment equity is a plan or process to eliminate employment and promotion barriers members of protected groups face in the workplace.
Human Rights Legislation Across Canada
Human rights laws prohibit employers from discriminating against employees and job candidates based on protected grounds, such as country of origin and race. Continue reading
Accommodation
Employers are legally obligated to ensure a discrimination-free workplace. But accommodation isn’t just about meeting legal requirements — it’s also a good human resource practice that can enhance employee satisfaction and productivity.
Understand Your Accommodation Obligations and Opportunities
Tips to help you accommodate the needs of a diverse workforce. Continue reading
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- Overlooking Immigrant Talent Puts Canada at a Competitive Disadvantage posted on December 8, 2011 Canadian organizations need to do a better job of recruiting and integrating skilled immigrants or risk losing them to other countries, according to a report from Deloitte.
- Moving Beyond Diversity to Inclusion (Guest Column) posted on January 5, 2012 Diversity is finding and hiring, while inclusion is about retention, loyalty and growth — getting it right means more growth, higher profits and better ideas, says Maytree’s Ratna Omidvar.
- 10 Resolutions for Employers in 2012 posted on January 13, 2012 The start of a new year is the perfect time to take stock of how business is being done in your organization and what you can do to be more successful, which includes improving your recruitment, retention and promotion of skilled immigrants.
- New Guide Helps Employers Hire and Integrate IEHPs posted on January 17, 2012 Internationally educated health professionals are an increasingly important source of talent for a sector that is facing labour shortages and a diverse patient population.
