| 单词 | employment equity |
| 释义 | > as lemmasemployment equity employment equity n. (a) U.S. a policy of giving preference to war veterans with respect to employment (rare); (b) (chiefly Canadian and South African) recruitment practice that encourages fair representation of members of minority groups, women, or other people who suffer discrimination; frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1945 Yale Law Jrnl. 54 421 It has sought as an appropriate reward for veterans a unique employment equity. 1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 21 Nov. The only way to eliminate employment discrimination of women, the disabled, native people and visible minorities is by legislated ‘employment equity’, enforceable by an independent agency. 1991 M. Mackie Gender Relations Canada i. 12/2 Employment equity programs..in post-secondary educational institutions..give preference in hiring, promotion, and admission to members of disadvantaged groups. 2013 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 16 Aug. 12 If you think Indians are benefiting from affirmative action and employment equity, then you are living in cuckoo land. < as lemmas |
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