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IGUALDAD TRABAJO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Federal Administration
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- employment equity
1, record 1, English, employment%20equity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- EE 2, record 1, English, EE
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strategy designed to improve employment and career opportunities, and to correct the conditions of disadvantage, relating to persons in designated groups. 3, record 1, English, - employment%20equity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Employment equity means the fair representation and distribution of the four designated groups in the work place. It is accomplished by employment practices that correct and prevent disadvantages in employment for designated groups through special measures, reasonable accommodation of differences, and programs to remove barriers to equitable employment opportunities. 4, record 1, English, - employment%20equity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the context of federal programs, the term employment equity has replaced affirmative action. 3, record 1, English, - employment%20equity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term and definition recommended by the Terminology and Language Standardization Board, November 1994. 3, record 1, English, - employment%20equity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Administration fédérale
- Droits et libertés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équité en matière d'emploi
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27emploi
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- équité en emploi 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20emploi
correct, feminine noun
- EE 3, record 1, French, EE
correct, feminine noun
- EE 3, record 1, French, EE
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stratégie visant à améliorer les possibilités d'emploi et les perspectives de carrière des groupes désignés et à corriger les désavantages subis par ces groupes. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27emploi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'équité en matière d'emploi s'entend de la représentation et de la répartition équitables des quatre groupes désignés sur le marché du travail, grâce à des pratiques d'emploi qui corrigent des situations désavantageuses sur le plan de l'emploi pour les membres des groupes désignés et empêchent qu'elles ne se produisent, au moyen de mesures spéciales, de mesures raisonnables d'adaptation pour tenir compte des différences et de programmes visant à éliminer les obstacles aux débouchés d'emploi équitables pour tous. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27emploi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le contexte des programmes fédéraux, le terme équité en matière d'emploi a remplacé action positive. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27emploi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Termes et définition recommandés par la Commission générale de normalisation terminologique et linguistique, novembre 1994. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quit%C3%A9%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20d%27emploi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo y empleo
- Administración federal
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- igualdad laboral
1, record 1, Spanish, igualdad%20laboral
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- igualdad en el trabajo 1, record 1, Spanish, igualdad%20en%20el%20trabajo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] la consecución de la inserción laboral en clave de igualdad laboral se convierte en uno de los pilares claves para hacer efectivo el principio de igualdad de trato y de oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres, ya que éste es uno de los ámbitos en donde, hasta ahora, ha sido más visible la desigualdad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - igualdad%20laboral
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