Hiring Practices

• Canada has a discrimination problem when it comes to hiring — here’s why

  According to the study, discrimination levels were highest in France and Sweden. Canada and the U.K. tied for third.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 25, 2019
  
• Memo from Ontario’s education ministry recommends school boards freeze hiring

  Deputy minister Nancy Naylor sent boards a memo Thursday noting that the government implemented a hiring freeze in June and that school boards may wish to institute similar measures.

  Education

  Mar 1, 2019
  
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• Amazon ditches AI recruiting tool that didn’t like women

  Amazon has scrapped an AI-driven hiring tool meant to help it identify the best resumes, after specialists noticed the machine favoured men over women.

  World

  Oct 10, 2018
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• Ottawa to launch pilot project on name-blind hiring for public service

  The federal government will be testing whether hiding the names of job applicants would improve its hiring practices, in what it calls an effort to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the public service.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2017