CH3 Definitions

Question	Answer
Employment Equity	The employment of individuals in a fair and nonbiased manner
Designated Groups	Women, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities who have been disadvantaged in employment
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)	A justifiable reason for discrimination based on business reasons of safety or effectiveness
Stock Data	Data showing the status of designated groups in occupational categories and compensation levels
Flow Data	Data that provide a profile of the employment decisions affecting designated groups
Underutilization	Term applied to designated groups that are not utilized or represented in the employer's workforce proportional to their numbers in the labour market
Concentration	Term applied to designated groups whose numbers in a particular occupation or level are high relative to their numbers in the labour market
Systemic Discrimination	The exclusion of memebrs of a certain group through employment policies or practices based on criteria that are not job related
Reasonable Accomodation	Attempt by employers to adjust the working conditions of employees with disabilities or religious preferences
Sexual Harassment	Unwelcome advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the working environment
Divsersity Management	The optimization of an organization's multicultural workforce to reach business objectives

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