Transcript DENR EEO and Diversity

HR Projects Related
to Diversity
EEO
• Equal Employment Opportunity is the
concept that individuals should have equal
treatment in all employment related actions
• One duty: analyze quarterly EEO statistical
reports of DENR employees who are new hires,
promoted, etc. and compare with agency EEO
Plan
Unlawful Workplace Harassment
Defined
Unwelcome or unsolicited speech or conduct based upon race, sex,
creed, religion, national origin, age, color, or disability, as defined
by G.S. 168A-3 that creates a hostile work environment or
circumstances involving quid pro quo (this for that).
DENR Central HR Employee Relations and EEO Officer
– Investigate documented complains
– Consult with management, employees on procedures, rights,
etc.
– Hostile workplace environment—agency grievance
procedure
– Discrimination—EEOC, Office of Admin. Hearings,
and State Personnel Commission
– Conduct training to prevent Workplace Harassment
– Issue annual incident report
Anti-discrimination Laws
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act—age 40
and over
• Title VII, Civil Rights Law of 1964 — race, color,
sex, religion and national origin
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with
Disabilities Act—disability
• Environmental Justice
Protection: attitudes and
behaviors
In July 2007, the State Personnel Commission added
sexual orientation and political affiliation to its list of
protected classes.
REACH Intern Program
– Paid summer interns
– Fall and spring interns, academic credit
– Diverse group
Engineers, Environmentalists &
Managers in Training
Intern Program
– Being organized
– Select college graduates for 12-18 month tenure in
permanent positions funded by HR and assigned to
divisions
– Hard to recruit job categories
– Following internship, transition into similar or same
position on permanent basis
DENR Career Fair
Underrepresented Classes on
Job Application Cover Sheets
EnvironMentors in
Office of Envt’l Education
HBCU Outreach
Hiring Foreign National
Creating Alumni Directories
Creating Trainee Positions
Creating Affinity Groups
Succession Planning
Information Resources
• http://www.eeoc.gov/
• http://www.osp.state.nc.us/ExternalHo
me/Group3/index.htm
• http://www.enr.state.nc.us/hr/
• Charles Malone, DENR EEO Officer