--000000000000f35dfb06040137cb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you Tim, appreciate your support. On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 4:04=E2=80=AFPM Timothy Thomas wrot= e: > Hi Jon, > > You have my blessing. This has been mentioned before by the recruitment > team and we=E2=80=99ve dealt with it much the same way. > > Its our job to manage client expectations and do right by our caregivers. > > I=E2=80=99ll speak with the team as well. > > Thanks! > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 3:40 PM Jon Eckrich > wrote: > >> Hello Jennifer and Tim, >> >> I have been hearing rumblings here and there from some of my recruiters >> that they are being=E2=80=94let's say "strongly hinted at"=E2=80=94targe= ting new caregiver >> hires on basis of race and/or gender due to client preference. As everyo= ne >> I'm sure is aware, we are not legally permitted to do this (nor does it = sit >> well with me, personally, that we are being asked to=E2=80=94but that's = another >> issue). >> >> Tim, with your permission, I would like to send an email out to the >> entirety of Canada to more firmly establish that this is law and that it= is >> strictly required that it be followed. >> >> Jennifer, I wanted to add you as well to review my verbiage and ensure >> it's accurate. >> >> Email draft follows: >> >> Good afternoon, >> >> I know the team is likely well aware of this already (probably more than >> I, as the resident New Jerseyan/Yankee on the team!), but I wanted to >> review it quickly today anyway. >> >> The guidelines set forth in the *Canadian Human Rights Act* (R.S.C., >> 1985, c. H-6) establish >> certain restrictions that prevent TheKey Canada Caregiver Recruitment fr= om >> targeting or discriminating against potential new hires on select >> identifiers. Some examples of such identifiers include race, national or >> ethnic origin, skin color, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender >> identity, disability, and more. >> >> While we understand that certain clients may have a preference in >> caregiver based on some of these identifiers, Caregiver Recruitment is >> expressly prohibited by Canadian law from targeting new hires on these >> bases. >> >> Caregiver Recruitment does its best to establish a team with a wide >> variety of identities as we believe a diverse team of caregivers is a >> strong team of caregivers. However please keep in mind that a client's >> stated desire for a caregiver of a certain race or gender is not actiona= ble >> data guiding which potential candidates may be targeted by Caregiver >> Recruitment. >> >> Thank you for your time, >> >> >> With each of your blessings, I will send this out to the Canadian team >> this afternoon or tomorrow morning. >> >> Thank you for your assistance, >> >> -- >> *Jon Eckrich* >> Regional Recruiting Manager, NY/NJ/PA & Canada >> 1450 US Route 22 >> >> West >> Mountainside, New Jersey 07092 >> 908.615.8276 >> TheKey.com >> >> [image: TheKey] >> > --=20 *Jon Eckri