HR-004-Multicultural Education and Equal Opportunity in Employment_1992i.1-_
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Subject: Equal Opportunity in Employment and
Category: Policy
Multicultural Education
Policy No.: COS -HR -004
M&C Report No.:
Effective Date: 1992-12-21
Next Review Date: (3 years)
Area(s) this policy applies to: All service areas
Office Responsible for review of this Policy: Human
Resources
Related Instruments: Multiculturalism, Multiracial
Policy Sponsor:
Community Policy
Document Pages: This document consists of 3
pages.
Revision History:
Common Clerk's Annotation for Official eRecord
Date of Passage of Policy: December 21, 1992
1 certify that this Policy was adopted by Common Council as indicated above.
July 24, 2017
Common Clerk
Date
Date Created: Common Council Approval Date: Contact:
1992-12-21 1992-12-21
Human Resource Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. COUNCIL RESOLUTION.................................................................................................................1
Common Council resolution - December 21, 1992
RESOLVED that as recommended by the City Manager, Common Council endorse the
recommendations of the Working Group on Multiculturalism and Race Relations
under the general headings of "Education and Employment" and adopt the
following: Education - (a) that an on-going training program in cross cultural
understanding (race relations) for civic officials and employees be
established as part of the City's staff training plans; (b) that the
University of New Brunswick, through UNBSJ, be asked to make cross cultural
(race relations) training an essential component of its education degree
programs; (c) that local school boards, UNBSJ and NBCC-SJ be encouraged to
provide in-service training in cross cultural understanding; (d) that UNBSJ
and NBCC-SJ be urged to enhance the multicultural aspects of their curricula;
and (e) that school boards serving Greater Saint John be urged to make cross
cultural education a component of the school curricula at all grade levels,
kindergarten through grade twelve; and Employment - (f) that the proposed
Human Resources Policy #215, as submitted, entitled "Equal Opportunity in
Employment", be approved and duly communicated to promote equal access to
employment with the City of Saint John; and (g) that the following resolution
be adopted:
"Whereas the City of Saint John supports the equality of all citizens;
and
Whereas the City of Saint John believes in the importance and advantages
of progressive employment practices to the economic and social well-
being of the community; and
Whereas the City of Saint John is an Equal Opportunity Employer and
supports the principle of equal opportunity for all citizens; and
Whereas the City of Saint John recognizes that several local employers
have adopted similar policies:
RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Saint John does hereby
commend equal opportunity employers and encourages other employers in Saint
John to adopt similar policies and programs."