allyship – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Survey finds Black Canadians report high levels of racism despite workplace improvements https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/black-canadians-report-high-levels-of-racism-despite-workplace-improvements-survey/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151600 Canadian companies are making uneven progress on efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and equitable for Black workers, according to a survey from KPMG in Canada. The survey, which polled 1,000 employed Canadians who identify as Black, found more than 80 per cent of respondents said employers are making improvements — but a similar proportion said […]

The post Survey finds Black Canadians report high levels of racism despite workplace improvements appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> KPMG in Canada supporting workplace DEI with leadership diversity targets, support for new Canadians https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/kpmg-in-canada-supporting-workplace-dei-with-leadership-diversity-targets-support-for-new-canadians/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=140585 KPMG in Canada is aiming to achieve leadership representation of 33 per cent women and 26 per cent Black, Indigenous and people of colour by Oct. 1, 2025. The organization’s latest diversity, equity and inclusion report said it reached its 2022 leadership diversity goals — of 30 per cent women and 20 per cent BIPOC […]

The post KPMG in Canada supporting workplace DEI with leadership diversity targets, support for new Canadians appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 90% of U.S. employees personally benefitting from workplace DEI initiatives: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/90-of-u-s-employees-personally-benefitting-from-workplace-dei-initiatives-survey/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136772 Nine in 10 (90 per cent) U.S. employees say they’ve personally benefitted from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at work, according to a new survey by Benevity Inc. The survey, which polled 1,000 full-time employees, found 62 per cent said employers should dedicate more effort to DEI given the current period of economic uncertainty. Indeed, two-thirds […]

The post 90% of U.S. employees personally benefitting from workplace DEI initiatives: survey appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 70% of HR professionals say employer lacks DEI framework: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/70-of-hr-professionals-say-employer-lacks-dei-framework-survey/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131141 More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of human resources professionals say their employer lacks a diversity, equity and inclusion governance framework or has a DEI framework with unclear accountabilities, according to a survey by McLean & Co. The survey, which polled about 1,000 HR professionals across the globe, found more than half (57 per cent) said they don’t […]

The post 70% of HR professionals say employer lacks DEI framework: survey appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]>