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| Hidden Potential: employees with disabilities | BY IAN SUTTON |
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Employers in their own interest must become better informed about the value of hiring and promoting Canadians with disabilities and eliminating barriers to their participation in the workplace, according to a recent study. But there’s also an obligation on the part of the labour movement itself to become more pro-active in getting that message across.
Barbara Byers, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), agrees the union movement needs to play a greater role in helping to include those with disabilities in Canada’s workforce.... [ read more ] |
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| FYI DIVERSUS |
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| DIVERSUS provides disability awareness training that says, among other things, reasonable adjustments such as an accessible website do not necessarily have to affect the employer’s resources or the way their business is operated. “The training we deliver is designed to meet the work and needs of the organization.” Lindsey Collumbell, a member of the Hands On media team explains. “We do not deliver ‘standard packages’ because every business and employer will differ, as well as any staff that acknowledge they have a disability.”...
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| ETC global news briefs |
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A study on the state of diversity in the nation’s $31billion advertising industry shows that a “deeply-embedded racial bias” that creates barriers to advancement and pay for black professionals. The 73-page report, Research Perspective on Race and Employment in the Advertising Industry, concluded that ad agencies need to transform the current workplace culture to achieve “substantial, permanent change.” Key findings included that the racial pay gap is twice as large in advertising as in the overall labor market, an additional 7200 black managers or professionals need to be hired to bring the representation of African Americans up to 9.6%, and only 10% are likely to hold positions earning $100,000 or more annually. The NAACP and Mehri & Skalet, a civil rights law firm, have announced a new initiative....[ read more ] |
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| VIP Xerox |
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| In 2007 a survey of 1,000 members of the Canadian working population was undertaken. The results were nothing short of startling. Seventy-seven percent said they believed diversity led to innovation and a competitive advantage but less than 40% said that their companies were more diverse than they were 5 years ago. So why isn’t Canadian business putting its money where its mouth is?...[ read more ] |
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| MVP diversity champions |
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| The third annual Immigrant Success (IS) Awards, presented by the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), recognize innovative employers and outstanding individuals in the field of recruiting, retaining and promoting skilled immigrants. This year’s recipients are Nytric and CHRM HILL Canada (RBC Best Immigrant Employer Awards), Patricia O’Connor, G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University (Toronto Star Immigrant Champion Award), Jane Lewis, Procter & Gamble (Canadian HR Reporter Individual Achievement Award), Fiona Macfarlane, Ernst & Young (CBC Toronto Business Leadership Award)....[ read more ] |
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POV Building Inclusion through Community Engagement
BY MAUREEN BROWN |
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| Municipalities, not-for-profits, organizations such as Police Services, and even corporations, are actively promoting the idea of building ‘inclusive communities.’ Reasons vary from fostering connectedness and finding new volunteer pools, to seeking new sources of talent and finding new markets. An inclusive community, the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse says, is a place where people...
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| Employee Engagement: Getting an ROI out of your most valuable asset
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Our tumultuous economic climate is forcing many business owners to make many tough choices. But the bottom-line to remaining competitive is to stay committed to investing in your most important asset: your employees.
Studies show that only 30 percent of employees are actually engaged at work. Of course, no two employees come to work for the exact same reasons – while one may be driven to become your organization’s next CEO, the other might like that their role enables them to strike their ideal work-life balance.
So how do you keep all of your employees inspired and willing to give your firm their absolute best all the time? How do you keep a diverse team of individuals engaged when each one is focused on their own set of motivators?... [ read more ] |
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