Company's diversity, equity and inclusion
initiatives result in prestigious recognition
TROY,
Mich., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversity,
equity and inclusion (DEI) is at the foundation of the Kelly®
"Noble Purpose," the company's commitment to expand employment
opportunities and connect job seekers of all backgrounds to work in
ways that enrich their lives. This commitment has earned Kelly a
spot on the Forbes Best Employers for Diversity list for the
second consecutive year. The list was announced April 26 by Forbes and Statista Inc., the
world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
"Kelly is proud to once again be named to the Forbes List of
America's Best Employers for Diversity," Kelly Chief People Officer
Amy Bouque said. "DEI is at the core
of our business to help job seekers find meaningful employment and
provide greater access to those opportunities to all segments of
the workforce."
The Best Employers for Diversity were selected based on
Statista's survey of 60,000 U.S. workers in companies with a
minimum of 1,000 employees. Criteria included internal evaluations,
with assessments of women, elders and ethnic minorities weighted
higher than non-minority groups; evaluations of other employers
within the industry by minority groups; diversity among top
executives and the board; and diversity engagement indicators.
Kelly has several initiatives in place that contributed to its
ranking on the final list:
- Removing education requirements from all corporate requisitions
and giving leaders the option to add them in for roles with
specific education requirements.
- Establishing Kelly Discover, a program that connects
neurodiverse job seekers, including those on the autism spectrum,
and opportunity talent with companies in need of their skills.
- Implementing individualized reviews of candidates' criminal
backgrounds and assessing their job relatedness for full-time
employee roles.
- Leveraging Textio, a technology tool that analyzes job postings
and website content to promote inclusive language and foster a
culture of belonging.
- Joining the Second Chance Business Coalition and launching the
Kelly 33 second chance hiring initiative to encourage clients
across the country to recruit candidates with non-violent,
non-relevant criminal records.
- Launching affinity groups for Asian & Pacific Islander,
Black, LatinX, LGBTQ, millennial, veteran and women employees to
create an environment where employees are encouraged to be their
authentic selves and to support their professional development.
- Partnering with Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) to connect service
members, military spouses and veterans with American businesses to
create economic opportunity and a strong and diversified
workforce.
- Deploying a Supplier Diversity & Inclusion Internship
program with Michigan Works! focused on underleveraged and highly
capable college students.
- Partnering with the Association of Clinical Research
Professionals (ACRP) to diversify the clinical research workforce,
which in turn addresses the lack of diversity in the clinical
patient population.
- Introducing a company-wide DEI learning strategy that includes
a course to mitigate unconscious bias in the workplace and is
required for all full-time employees, training for hiring managers
to remove unconscious bias from the interview process, and a course
for talent-facing employees to build more inclusive hiring
practices.
"Kelly is committed to building on these initiatives to further
advance diversity, equity and inclusion, and to knock down the
barriers many job seekers still face while pursuing employment,"
Bouque said.
About Kelly®
Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB)
connects talented people to companies in need of their skills in
areas including Science, Engineering, Education, Office, Contact
Center, Light Industrial, and more. We're always thinking about
what's next in the evolving world of work, and we help people ditch
the script on old ways of thinking and embrace the value of all
workstyles in the workplace. We directly employ nearly 350,000
people around the world and connect thousands more with work
through our global network of talent suppliers and partners in our
outsourcing and consulting practice. Visit kellyservices.com and
let us help with what's next for you. Follow Kelly on LinkedIn,
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
Media Contact
Christian
Taske
248-561-8823
christian.taske@kellyservices.com
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