Yet state officials agreed to cut the project's
diversity hiring goal — included on state contracts to ensure minorities get a fair share of work — from 25 to 15 percent.
Pinterest made headlines last Thursday when it announced that it was going on record with
its diversity hiring goals for 2016.
Diversity hiring goals at the SolarCity plant under construction in South Buffalo have not resulted in a lot of jobs for African Americans, even though they account for nearly 40 percent of the city's population.
Not exact matches
The online scrapbooking site has set some aggressive new
hiring goals where
diversity and inclusion are concerned.
Specifically, the provincial government proposed forcing companies to either set up
diversity policies that include specific
goals for
hiring female board members, or explain why they refuse to do so.
Pinterest laid out its
diversity goals for 2016, including boosting
hiring rates for full - time engineering roles to 30 % women and 8 % underrepresented ethnic backgrounds.
Last week, Re / Code reported that an at an all - hands company meeting, interim CEO Jack Dorsey responded to an employee question about
diversity hiring by saying that company should and will set
diversity goals.
«Our
goal is to
hire and maintain a workforce that is reflective of our community's
diversity.
Van Bramer said the audits would «shine a light» on
diversity issues and that he'd want
hiring «
goals» implemented at city agencies.
But the SolarCity's project commitment to
diversity was called into question after Investigative Post broke the news that the minority
hiring goal at the SolarCity factory was lowered from 25 to 15 percent:
All four recruiting modifications are simple enough to begin implementing right away, so your school can reach its
hiring and
diversity goals in time for the 2016 - 2017 school year... and be on your way to seeing higher achievement among all students.
Starting in fall 2016, four strategic
diversity planning committees composed of Pratt community members have been charged to develop
goals and objectives to facilitate progress in areas that include recruiting, retaining and graduating a diverse student body and
hiring and retaining a diverse faculty and staff; creating an environment in which all students, faculty, and staff feel welcome; and expanding
diversity and inclusion initiatives between Pratt Institute and the external community.
While changing society's perspective on gender roles in the workplace is a lofty
goal, HR can still make an effort to increase gender
diversity by the way it
hires.
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