Fair Hiring Practices
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Fair hiring practices support employment equity and help ¹û½´ÊÓƵ achieve our employment equity goals byÌýincreasing the diversity of our workforceÌýandÌýensuring our hiring practices are inclusive, equitable, and accessible. In this way we will establish a positive work environment that supports various perspectives and encourages innovation, and where everyone feels a sense of engagement and belonging.
¹û½´ÊÓƵ’sÌýEmployment Equity PolicyÌýspecifies that Human Resources and any applicable selection/appointment/hiring committee shall ensure that all recruitment initiatives and practices around appointments are governed by the following Principles of Fair Consideration:
- Units will use their best efforts to attract applicants from all Equity-Deserving Groups;
- Units will give preference to qualified self-identified candidate(s) from Equity-Deserving Groups;
- Candidates who do not self-identify as a member of an Equity-Deserving Group, will be selected only if it can be demonstrated that they are substantially better qualified for the position than any other qualified candidate who has self-identified as a member of an Equity-Deserving Group.
- In the event that (a) there are qualified self-identified candidates from more than one Equity- Deserving Group and (b) some self-identified Equity-Deserving Groups are less well-represented in the applicable unit than others, a candidate from the less well- represented Group shall be given preference unless other candidate(s) are substantially better qualified for the position; and
- In applying principles (i) to (iv), special consideration will be given to qualified candidates who self-identified as Mi’kmaq and/or African Nova Scotian.
Recruitment and selection processes must beÌýfree from discriminationÌýon the following prohibited grounds or characteristics in keeping with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act:
- Age
- Race
- Colour
- Religion
- Creed
- Ethnic, national or aboriginal origin
- Sex (including pregnancy and pay equity)
- Sexual orientation
- Physical disability
- Mental disability
- Family status
- Marital status
- Source of income
- Harassment (and sexual harassment)
- Irrational fear of contracting an illness or disease
- Association with protected groups or individuals
- Political belief, affiliation or activity
- Gender Identity
- Gender Expression
- Retaliation
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