Thank you Jennifer, your guidance is much appreciated.
On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 5:45 PM Jennifer Allen <jallen@thekey.com> wrote:
> Hi Jon,
>
> I'm reviewing this now and will respond a little later today.
>
> Jenn A.
>
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 1:05 PM Jon Eckrich <jonathan.eckrich@thekey.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Tim, appreciate your support.
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 4:04 PM Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jon,
>>>
>>> You have my blessing. This has been mentioned before by the recruitment
>>> team and we’ve dealt with it much the same way.
>>>
>>> Its our job to manage client expectations and do right by our
>>> caregivers.
>>>
>>> I’ll speak with the team as well.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 3:40 PM Jon Eckrich <jonathan.eckrich@thekey.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Jennifer and Tim,
>>>>
>>>> I have been hearing rumblings here and there from some of my recruiters
>>>> that they are being—let's say "strongly hinted at"—targeting new caregiver
>>>> hires on basis of race and/or gender due to client preference. As everyone
>>>> 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—but 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) <https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/H-6/> establish
>>>> certain restrictions that prevent TheKey Canada Caregiver Recruitment from
>>>> 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 actionable
>>>> 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
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1450+US+Route+22?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> West
>>>> Mountainside, New Jersey 07092
>>>> 908.615.8276
>>>> TheKey.com
>>>>
>>>> [image: TheKey]
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> *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]
>>
>
>
> --
> Jennifer AllenSr. Director of Human Resources
> TheKey
>
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*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]