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Story At long last a measure of employment equity is coming to
the Peel District School Board (PDSB) with its recently
announced “Journey Ahead Action Plan.” This plan, which the PDSB
states will “transform” its work sets out findings, timelines
and tasks for “Equitable Hiring and Promotion” flows from a
settlement of a human rights complaint by a teacher, Ranjit
Khatkur who had alleged before the Hearings Tribunal of Ontario
that the PDSB’s hiring and promotion practices were resulting in
the systemic exclusion of applicants of racially and culturally
diverse backgrounds. The 15-page Action Plan includes such
measures as conducting a demographic survey of the school board
workforce, removing artificial barriers to hiring, and training
principals on how to conduct bias-free job interviews. Sadly,
PDSB is not the only workplace that is plagued with
discrimination. Most employers, like the PDSB, don't voluntarily
change their practices. It often take