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How flexible dress codes can support DEI amid post-pandemic return to office

Sadie Janes — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:37 +0000

As more employees return to the office following the coronavirus pandemic, a one-size-fits-all approach to dress codes no longer works, says Farzeen Mawji, national practice leader in inclusion and diversity at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. “[Employees] are certainly adapting to more business casual rather than formal business attire. I often tell people to think […]

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92% of LGBTQ2S+ workers consider company’s inclusion reputation when job searching: survey

Sadie Janes — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:00:20 +0000

The vast majority (92 per cent) of global LGBTQ2S+ employees say they consider potential employers’ reputations around LGBTQ2S+ inclusion when searching for a job, according to a new survey by Out Leadership. The survey, which polled more than 2,700 LGBTQ2S+ and ally workers, found 80 per cent of LGBTQ2S+ employees were comfortable being out at […]

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Just 39% of women earn $55K or more compared to 67% of men: survey

Sadie Janes — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:00:20 +0000

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of North American men say they earn $55,000 or more, compared to just 39 per cent of women, according to a new survey by the Robert Walters Group. The survey, which polled more than 6,000 employees, found 44 per cent of non-binary employees reported feeling underpaid, followed by 40 per cent […]

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Ontario Teachers’ focusing on board diversity in proxy voting guidelines

lbailey — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:00:39 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is setting higher expectations for increased participation of women in board roles at large-cap companies in 2023. The pension fund’s proxy voting guidelines advocate for large-cap companies on developed market indices to increase the number of women directors on their boards to a minimum of 40 per cent, up from […]

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Using non-binary gender descriptors remains challenge for benefits, insurance industries

mdunne — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:15:40 +0000

While employees are being more open about their gender identities — whether they identify as gender fluid, intersex, non-binary, transgender or two-spirit — at work these days, there’s still progress to be made when it comes to benefits language, systems, plans and rate tables, says Chantelle Tadman, manager of benefits, savings plans and wellness at […]

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