EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

INTRODUCTION

The Employment Equity Act and regulations require that organizations identify and eliminate barriers to the employment of the four designated groups: women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities.

AUDIENCE

All managers and human resources advisors.

OBJECTIVE

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to identify and eliminate barriers to the employment of the four designated groups.

COURSE CONTENT

An Overview of Employment Equity

• What is employment equity?
• What is diversity?
• What is the difference between them?
• Definitions of the four EE designated groups
• Fact and Fiction - dispelling myths

Employment Equity Legislation

• An examination of the manager's employment equity roles, responsibilities, obligations and accountabilities under the following legislation:

1. The Employment Equity Act and Regulations
2. The Canadian Human Rights Act
3. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
4. Public Service Employment Act

A Bias-free Hiring Process

• The definition of an employment barrier
• Best practices for conducting a bias-free staffing and recruitment process
• Characteristics of a bias-free Statement of Qualification
• Best practices for conducting a bias-free selection and assessment process
• Best practices for conducting a bias-free job interview
• Interview guidelines in the selection of job candidates - Canadian Human Rights Commission
• How to conduct a job interview with persons from other cultures

DURATION

One day

COURSES AVAILABLE

Diversity at Work

Bias-free Staffing

Harassment Training

Employment Equity

Leading a Multicultural Workforce

Leading a Diverse Workforce

Cross-cultural Awareness

Cross-cultural Communication

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