Essay on Employment Equity Analysis

Running Head: ESSAY ON “EMPLOYMENT EQUITY IS AN ESSENTIAL HIRING
PRACTICE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO DIVERSE
INDIVIDUALS”
Essay on “Employment Equity is an essential hiring practice in order to provide equal
opportunity to diverse individuals.”
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ESSAY ON “EMPLOYMENT EQUITY IS AN ESSENTIAL HIRING PRACTICE IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS”
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What is employee equity in Canada?
Employee Equity is defined as the process that establishes the element of equity for
conditions of workers that are devoid of any barriers. It also encourages the development of the
conditions of employment. Employee Equity also promotes the principle that states its need for
accommodating the differences that exist between the four designated groups residing in Canada
(Canada, 2019).
The Employment Equity Act is responsible for identifying and defining the designated
groups like women, Aboriginal peoples (Indian, Inuit, Metis), disabled people (long term
disability or the recurrence of physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric, or learning disability), and
members who are visibly minor (Canada, 2019).
The act is applicable to the industries that are federally regulated or are Crown
corporations along with other federal organizations with an employee count exceeding 100. The
Employee Equity Act is also applicable to the federal public administrations that are identified in
the Schedules I or IV and V of the Financial Administration Act. The power of applying the Act
is also vested in The Governor in Council that includes the Canadian Forces as well as the
RCMP (Canada, 2019).
Does it ensure fairness?
The basic question that might arise out of the Employment Equity Act is that fact that it
means everyone will be treated in a similar fashion. This, however, stands to be a myth.
Employee Equity ensures the equal treatment of everyone by considering the differences that
exist in people (Agocs, 2018). This also leads to the possibility of inclusion of employees based
on their religious observances, along with outfitting the workplace with the help of it being