Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2011:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
(
Feb 21, 2011)
Some of the reasons why The Home Depot Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2011:
recently launched a "Women in Leadership" initiative to improve career opportunities for female employees, providing sessions on networking and achieving work-life balance -- the program has been so successful, it has been expanded to encompass store managers and department supervisors in addition to directors and senior managers
conducted focus groups with female leaders at multiple store levels to obtain feedback on advancement barriers as well as strategies for successful career progression
in 2007, established a diversity and inclusion committee, lead by executives and employees from across the country -- the committee meets every second month to discuss diversity and inclusion programs and issues
recently hired a Manager of Organizational Effectiveness, Diversity, and Inclusion, to oversee the implementation of diversity initiatives
advertises job vacancies in a variety of newspapers including Sing Tao, Shinp, and the Indo-Canadian Voice, to name a few
individual stores partner with local organizations, such as the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Association of Saskatchewan and the Campbell River Band in British Columbia, to provide employment opportunities to persons with disabilities and Aboriginals
"It has been almost 15 years since I joined The Home Depot, from day one I felt like I was looked after and part of the team despite any cultural differences."
— Roy W., Store Manager
Background Information
Percentage of employees who are women: 43%.
Of managers: 37%.
Average age of all employees: 38.
Full-time employees in Canada: 14,100.
Full-time at this location: 633.
Full-time worldwide: 133,440.
Part-time employees in Canada: 12,923.
