RESPECTFUL & INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE TOOLKIT
The Respectful and Inclusive Workplace Toolkit was developed with input from industry and offers the support needed to assist the construction and maintenance industry in creating a respectful and welcoming workplace for everyone.
RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE POLICY FRAMEWORK
The Policy Framework sets out the general principles that are necessary to build a respectful and inclusive workplace
RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
Provides best practices to support the framework and may be adapted to an organization’s particular circumstances.
RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE ONLINE SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL
A tool for management to evaluate existing corporate policies and procedures and highlight any gaps that may exist.
RESPECTFUL & INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES BLOG
The Canadian construction industry is building respectful and inclusive workplaces for a strong future. This is the source for Advice, Research, Tools and Checklists.
WORKING IN A RESPECTFUL AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE; ONLINE COURSE
For workers and supervisors. This course looks at how a respectful and inclusive workplace can benefit everyone by eliminating discrimination and harassment, and how everyone can create respect through inclusive communication, teamwork, and mentorship
INTRODUCTION TO UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMIC RACISM: A GUIDE FOR LEADERS AND MANAGERS
The goal of this course is to increase awareness about systemic racism, and provide information and strategies to help organizations create and/or revise policies and processes to support workplaces that are inclusive of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
Additional resources for creating respectful and inclusive workplaces
The BC Construction Association has training materials and resources on creating Respectful and Inclusive Workplaces. You can find them on the Builders Code website.
The BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT) is a partnership led by tradespeople, along with industry and labour representatives, working to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive skilled trades industry, where all feel welcome, healthy, respected and safe. Learn more on their website.
New Boots: Progressing Women in Trades: A New Brunswick provincial network and resource hub that aims to promote, support and mentor women in non-traditional skilled trades such as construction, maintenance, automotive, truck and transport. The goal is to increase the numbers of girls and women in New Brunswick who will pursue a career in a skilled trade and to support them at all levels, as well as their employers, on their journey to licensing.
Diversity and Balance in the Workforce: Diversity training
The Building Opportunities: Advancing Women in Skilled Trades: The Building Opportunities: Advancing Women in Skilled Trades toolkit is the product of a research that was done by YWCA Hamilton in collaboration with Workforce Planning Hamilton, to encourage employers to engage in best practices for hiring, retaining and promoting women in the skilled trades workforce.
The toolkit was developed through consultation with employers in the skilled trades, women-identified tradespeople, manufacturing and construction business associations, and civic and regional bodies. It consists of many free resources such as guidelines and templates to assist employers in the trades with recruitment, retention and advancement of women in the skilled trades.
The toolkit is divided into three sections to help employers with different phases of a woman’s career. Each section supplies multiple downloadable templates for employers to customize for their own businesses. This resource is particularly valuable for small-to-mid-sized businesses that may not have in-house human resources personnel to manage their hiring according to best practices.
For more information, contact Maisie Raymond-Brown, Director of Employment and Training Services at (905) 522-9922 ext. 151 or at mrbrown@ywcahamilton.org.
