Government Weighs Sweeping Diversity Initiative

Benchmark for Big Business

Mar 21, 2011, 12:46 pm ET

Randy Jesberg, senior vice president and general manager, Workforce Compliance and Diversity Solutions, for Peopleclick Authoriawrites writes today on ere.net:

"As President Obama weighs a sweeping new Executive Order that would establish a coordinated “government-wide effort to promote diversity and inclusion” throughout the federal workforce, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 has already formalized diversity efforts within the financial regulatory sector.

"Such developments have led a growing number of experts to conclude that big government may be setting a new benchmark for big business in the United States — at least when it comes to diversity in the workplace. Consequently, now may be the right time for corporate recruiters to start removing potential barriers from the hiring process.

"That’s not necessarily a bad thing either considering that the then-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a savings of nearly three times as much in turnover costs as it spent on a $1.2 million investment in diversity training back in 2003."

 

Obama Plans Sweeping Workplace Effort - Washington Post

Comments

[Linda Wallace]

Thanks for reading, Arron!