Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Affirmative Action Employer & Non-Discrimination in Employee Benefits
Diversity in Employment
We have chosen a broad definition of diversity in employment: It is any characteristic that makes people different from each other. These differences include gender, race, age, ethno-cultural background, sexual orientation, ability or disability, religion, education, class, marital status, family status, and the like, as well as any other characteristic that shapes an individual's attitudes, behaviors, and perspective. Each individual's abilities and needs in the work place can differ according to visible or invisible variables.
Employment equity focuses on eliminating barriers to the employment of designated groups: women, peoples with disabilities and visible minorities.
Employment equity is a process that we have adopted as an employer to identify and eliminate discrimination in employment procedures and policies, remedy the effects of past discrimination and ensure appropriate representation of the designated groups throughout an employer's workforce.
Employment equity is compatible with the concept of diversity. Both approaches aim at achieving and valuing a workforce that reflects the diverse composition of American society.
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