In a recent Canadian HR Reporter article, Neena Gupta discussed proposed amendments to the Employment Equity Act aimed at improving diversity, equity and inclusion in federal workplaces. Among the proposed changes is a requirement that employers  approach their diversity data gathering and analysis activities with a greater degree of nuance and refinement.

“[The recommendations are] a recognition that we need to be much more exact and granular in our analysis,” said Neena. “Employers who are simply doing the traditional four buckets … are going to have to be much more sophisticated about their information-gathering processes.”

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