Employment Equity

Employment Equity

1. What It Means- Employment Equity is there so everyone is treated fairly and not discriminated against in the work force and the biggest place you see employment equity is in the miltary

2. History- In 1984 the Royal commission report is released which introduced the term Employment Equity and 1986 the Employment Equity Act was passed.

3. The Employment Equity act affects women,people with any kid of disability, aboriginal people ETC.

4. An underling issue in Canada is that in some places women get paid less then men witch is direct tie to how they don't enforce the act enough.

   • Some peoples thoughts were that it needed to be more enforced and that it was to laid back and they needed to be tighter on it.
     • The future for employment equity looks very bright with people still fighting all over the world for equity but I don't think employment equity will ever exist all over the world because some religions don't believe in equity.
   • There was no negative public outcry but there was a positive one because this what people have been pushing towards everyone being equal and everyone being treated fairly no matter who you are, what you believe in, your skin color ETC.

5. Factors that led to its passing were way to many people getting turned down because of their skin color, sex, religious beliefs or disability's no matter how good they are that a job.

6. Final thoughts- I think the law is very fair to the people it affects and everyone else it surrounds, I think almost everyone is okay with the law I think they could make it better to enforce it a little bit more.

   • Nelson Mandela, President of the Republic of South Africa, once commended Canadians by stating: "I salute you for your continuing, tireless campaign to eliminate racism wherever it exists."