employment equity
noun[U]
HRCanadian EnglishSouth African Englishukustheprincipleof makingchangesin anorganizationso thatpeoplewho are oftentreatedunfairlybecause oftheirrace,sex,gender,physicaldifferences, etc. havefairopportunitiestofindjobsthere:
Employers shallimplementemploymentequitybyidentifyingandeliminatingbarrierstoemploymentformembersofdesignatedgroups.
Employmentequityis apolicywherebystaffwillrepresentallsegmentsof thepopulation,includingwomen,visibleminorities,Aboriginalpeopleandpersonswithmentalandphysicalchallenges.
He is aprojectofficerfortransformationandemploymentequityat the University of the Witwatersrand.
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affirmative action
employment discrimination
positive action