HR-speak

5 Responses to HR-speak

1. David says:

   November 2, 2009 at 10:25 am

   Sadly for you, probably not Kleine Gemeinde.

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2. fustianist says:

   November 2, 2009 at 3:00 pm

   I figured as much, but surely I am visible? And visible as a race, i.e., white, right?

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3. Heidi says:

   November 2, 2009 at 5:25 pm

   http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/definitions/minority-minorite1-eng.htm

   As defined by the Canadian Employment Equality Act.

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4. fustianist says:

   November 2, 2009 at 10:42 pm

   But that’s for ‘visible minority’. I know I’m not part of a minority (actually, maybe that’s not so clear — I think some Mennonite groups in Canada have gotten federal funding as a minority group), but I thought I was perhaps part of a race.

   On the other hand, that definition of ‘visible minority’ does also have the curious usage of ‘visible’. I know some of us are pretty pale but I didn’t think we were quite invisible. And, anyway, aboriginals aren’t visible??

   I suppose that probably is where Dalhousie’s HR department got its ideas.

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5. Heidi says:

   November 3, 2009 at 12:08 am

   I did think earlier that Mennonites are probably an “invisible minority.”

   http://hrehp.dal.ca/Human%20Rights%20and%20Equity/Employment%20Equity%20through%20Affirmative%20Action%20Policy/Designated_Group_Def1.php

   This website says Racially Visible People means the same thing as Visible Minority — non-Caucasian or non-white, excluding Aboriginals. I assume that Aboriginals aren’t included due to some other complicated legal status, similar to how it is in the US. It also says Iranians are considered visible minorities, however most Persians consider themselves to be at least Caucasian. One of my Persian friends considers herself to be both Caucasian and white.

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