Equal Employment Opportunity
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An employment practice that safeguards the interests of job applicants when being considered for employment. This means that every applicant has the right to gainful employment and cannot be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender or sexual orientation.
Moreover, providing necessary infrastructure needed by specific employees with special needs, from setting up PWD bathroom-friendly stalls to ensuring creche facilities for new moms, are aspects that need to be taken into account before onboarding someone who is differently abled or has just returned from maternity leave.
If you’re a senior leader, manager, HR member or a decision-maker for a set of minority people who are underrepresented in an organisation, seeking advice from these sections of society solves half the problem.