Advisory group addresses employment equity

The Employment Equity Advisory Group (EMAG) is one of two groups comprising the University Human Rights Committee, an advisory committee to the president on equity and human rights issues. EMAG offers a forum for discussion, and advises and assists in providing information about employment equity and human rights and reviewing equity plans and initiatives, policies and procedures.

Advisory group meetings take place every six weeks between September and May. Twice a year EMAG meets with the Education Equity Advisory Group and the president to make recommendations for addressing emerging and ongoing issues.

The group’s goals are to develop a consistent approach to human rights and equity across all employee and student groups, to enhance communication between groups and committees serving common ends, and to foster the acceptance of individual and institutional responsibility to respect the human rights of all members of the campus community.

EMAG seeks to work through existing units and structures to address issues or concerns. Temporary groups are also set up from time to time to assist with specific issues. A new group focusing on the issue of ambient violence, or hate messages in graffiti on campus, is being formed.

UVic employees are encouraged to discuss issues of employment equity with their respective EMAG delegates.

Information: http://web.uvic.ca/eqhr/uhrc.htm