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Policy
The Government of Manitoba is committed to an Employment Equity Policy that achieves a civil service workforce reflective of the citizens it serves at all levels of four designated groups: women, Aboriginal persons, persons with a disability and visible minorities. Employment Equity seeks to remove discriminatory barriers and ensure equality of treatment within the civil service.
1. What does Employment Equity mean?
Employment Equity applies the principle of diversity and equity to all aspects of managing human resources. Employment Equity is both process and results. It is the process of building an organization that values diversity and equity. Employment equity seeks equality of results that are measured by the equitable representation, distribution and retention of designated groups in the civil service. Employment Equity is the logical, progress step evolving from the past Affirmative Action Policy.
2. Who are the groups designated for Employment Equity?
The Employment Equity Policy designates four groups:
3. How are members of the designated groups identified?
There are two ways to identify individuals from designated groups:
4. What is the business case for Employment Equity?
Employment Equity promotes excellence in public service in several ways:
5. Who is accountable for this Policy?
Deputy Ministers are accountable for the results of the departments they head. Deputy Ministers provide periodic reports to the "Deputy Ministers' Advisory Committee on Human Resources" on Diversity and Employment Equity. Managers are responsible for implementing the government's Employment Equity Policy. Valuing Diversity: An Equity Approach outlines specific responsibilities in greater detail.
6. How should a manager balance the corporate priorities of Employment Equity, Workforce Adjustment and French Language Services?
Employment Equity and Workforce Adjustment
Managing reductions effectively and managing equity are
not mutually exclusive but they require careful examination of an employee's
qualifications in terms of the organization's needs at the time
of lay-off. In staffing, managers must first consider persons on the
Re-employment List. Each appointment is an opportunity to change the
profile of the civil service.
Employment Equity and French Language Services
Employment Equity and French Language Services are both important
and are not mutually exclusive. French Languages Services (FLS) and
Employment Equity both reflect government's commitment to serve the
diverse clients that make up Manitoba's population. Employment Equity
is a factor in all staffing actions. Competency in the French language,
which is an essential criteria for designated bilingual positions,
can be recruited from all parts of Manitoba's diverse labour force.
7. How is employees' declaration data maintained confidential?
Personal declaration data may only be used to advance government's employment equity goals. The Human Resources Director is responsible for ensuring employees' declaration data is kept confidential. Employees must give prior consent to their names being published on any lists related to employment equity.
Managers and Human Resources have access to statistical reports on designated group representation, distribution and retention by division, by department and government wide.
Affirmative Action | See Affirmative Action Policy (1984) in Reference Section. |
Designated groups | Defined in Employment Equity Policy 1.5 |
Diversity | Defined in Overview 0.2 |
Equity | Defined in Overview 0.2 |
Declaration | Defined in Employment Equity in Staffing Policy 2.1.3 |
Policy Effective: February 11, 2004
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