Home Depot: Workplace Diversity

Race/ Ethnicity

"Evidence strongly indicates that there is strong and persistent racial and ethnic discrimination in the hiring processes of many organizations."

Canadian Human Rights Commission

Visibility minority increase from 9.7% 1997 to 14.9% 2006 -- only 5.1% in senior management positions

Home Depot: Workplace Diversity

--> Employment Equity Act

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Surveys show minorities perceive more workplace barriers and difficulties obtaining higher positions.

Gender Discrimination- Treating people differently because of their gender

By 2017 visible minorities are expected to represent 20% of Canada's workforce- close to 50% in major cities

Aboriginal recruitment event "Inclusion Works"

Glass Ceiling- The invisible barrier that prevents women and minorities from advancing to the top jobs in organization

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Gender

"Women in Leadership" is a program they use to improve career opportunities for female and have 12,000 developing store-level directors and managers.

• 41% women employees
• 39% women managers

-an Aboriginal recruitment event, and recently joined a business roundtable that connects community organizations with businesses to create equitable opportunities for urban Aboriginal youth in Toronto

The Pride Network mission and focus is to raise internal awareness and understanding of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender customer segment and promote inclusion and respect for all employees.

Orange Women's Network is a resource group for female employees

Women running businesses in Canada has risen 60% faster than those run by men

AT HOME DEPOT:

They have associate resource groups such as women's link which connects women with opportunities and experience, and helps increase women's visibility in order to enhance professional growth and development

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Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 16.9%

Percentage of managers who are visible minorities: 13.6%

Percentage of employees who are aboriginals: 5%

Percentage of managers who are aboriginals: 4.3%

Bibliography

http://www.homedepot.monstermediaworks.ca/#!Overlay

1 In every 7 Canadians live with a disability

Chapter 12 Overview: Managing Diversity

http://www.eluta.ca/jobs-at-home-depot#diversity:diversity-more

https://corporate.homedepot.com/Associates/Documents/THD_Diversity_Report.PDF

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Disability

In Canada, the most common types of disability involve pain, mobility, and agility

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/01/24/coke-ups-and-home-depot-make.html

Key Concepts for ensuring a diverse workplace:

DIVERSITY: A variety of demographic,

cultural, and personal differences

among an organizations employees

and customers

Disability - an activity limitation or participation restriction associated with a physical or mental condition or health problem.

Disability Discrimination - treating people differently because of their disabilities.

Social Integration: creating groups who will work well together to complete the common objective

Watch a video on Diversity in Home Depot

In 2006 75.1% of working age Canadians were employed and 53.5% of working age Canadians had disabilities

Diversity Pairing: a mentoring program in which people of different cultural backgrounds, sexes, or races/ ethnicity are paired together to understand the differences other people bring to the table

http://www.homedepot.monstermediaworks.ca/#!Overlay

>> Follow link, watch video at bottom left corner titled "Diversity"

• The Home Depot, founded in 1978, is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer

• Home Depot has 180 stores in Canada, stocking as many as 40,000 home improvement products which are tailored to the communities they serve.

• Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2014

• Views diversity as, "To know our customers, we must reflect our customers. The greater the diversity of our people, the greater our ability to serve our customers."

• The Home Depot Canada is a welcoming place for new Canadians.

Almost 25% of associates immigrated to Canada, many arriving within the past decade

Over 40% of associates can speak a language other than English

73% of associates have a religious or spiritual affiliation

43% of associates identify with more than one ethnic or cultural group

Disability

The group also helped coordinate a campaign for N.D.E.A.M.

Diversity Audits: assessments to measure employee and management attitudes, investigate the extent to which people are advantaged or disadvantaged with respect to hiring and promotions, and review companies' diversity-related policies and procedures

Types of Discrimination

Age, Gender, Disability, Racial, and Ethnic.

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Power of Possibilities - a resource group for employees with disabilities to raise awareness on different abilities and to ensure accessibility in stores.

Types of Personality:

Awareness Training: training that is designed to raise employees awareness of diversity issues and to challenge the underlying assumptions or stereotypes they may have about others

Emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openess to experience