Workplace Equity Statement Sample Clauses

Workplace Equity Statement. The parties understand that the “promotion of employment equity” is intended to achieve a workforce that is representative of all groups in the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Area. The parties will strive to meet this objective not simply because it is just, but also in order to remain relevant. The parties acknowledge:

Workplace Equity Statement. The parties understand that the “promotion of employment equity” is intended to achieve a workforce that is representative of all groups in the population served by the Employer. The parties will strive to meet this objective not simply because it is just, but also in order to remain relevant and to promote leadership of oppressed communities in tenant rights and social justice movements. The parties acknowledge: • that we live in a society rooted in oppression and inequalities; • that structural injustice and unconscious prejudice influence our experiences; • the need to compensate for these inequalities in the Employer’s hiring policy; • the importance of incorporating the knowledge and guidance from oppressed people’s experience within the organization. The Employer and the Union agree in the non-existence and impossibility of a “level playing field” with regards to people’s experience and job qualifications and methods of evaluating the above. It is recognized that a representative workforce will only be achieved by ensuring that designated equity group members are not only given fair opportunities in obtaining jobs but that they are also provided with a workplace that encourages them to stay and to advance to all positions within the organization. It is noted that the promotion of employment equity does not mean placing Employees in positions for which they are not qualified or in maintaining different performance expectations.