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Gesture
Nuvei solidarity
Following the invalidation of Roe v. wade by the Supreme Court of the United States, the management of the Montreal provider of electronic payment solutions Nuvei decided to pay travel expenses, up to a maximum of $4,000, to employees who had to travel to another state where the abortion will remain legal. “I recognize that this is a sensitive issue and that we all have our opinion on the subject. […]but we want to make sure our employees have the support they need,” CEO Philip Fayer wrote on LinkedIn.
“We don’t want to interfere in the political debate as such, but we do want to take good care of our employees,” said Nikki Zinman, Nuvei’s human resources manager, in an interview with The Press. It’s a way to treat them fairly. At the same time, we are working to update our insurance plan for this purpose. »
The measure, communicated internally, is aimed at the family, therefore at women as much as at men (accompanying persons, for example) employed by Nuvei. About 275 of the company’s 1,570 employees worldwide live in the United States.
This decision is in addition to those taken by many other organizations, such as Starbucks, Tesla, Yelp, Airbnb, Microsoft, Netflix, Patagonia, DoorDash, JPMorgan Chase, Levi Strauss, Lyft, PayPal, Reddit, Walt Disney, Meta, Condé Nast and Bank of America. “We have extended the list of medical treatments eligible for reimbursement after travel,” the financial institution said in a statement. This list will now include cancer treatments, organ transplants, reproductive health including abortions and treatment in mental health centers. »
For its part, Lyft also makes sure to protect drivers who could be prosecuted after transporting women to another state for an abortion.
With the New York Times
The quote
PHOTO MARK J. REBILAS, USA TODAY SPORTS ARCHIVES
Andrew Cogliano, Colorado Avalanche
I said [aux coéquipiers] to think of the present moment and not of the Cup celebrations, so as not to have any regrets. And this message was relayed by our leaders.
Andrew Cogliano, Colorado Avalanche forward, Stanley Cup champion in six games, after a loss in 5e game against the Tampa Bay Lightning
The number
$150,000
This is the amount released by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Montreal (JCCM) to set up the “A network of allies” initiative, which will help to include young people from diverse backgrounds in the community. business. The money comes from the Government of Quebec. A first.
Source: LinkedIn
Diversity
Better include members of the LGBTQ+ community
In a workshop organized by Formations Infopresse, Olivia Baker, program manager at Fondation Émergence, listed five practices for making work environments more inclusive:
Training
“People generally feel they don’t have unconscious biases that can harm certain minorities,” says Olivia Baker. But we all have biases. […] Educating oneself is a good way to better understand a reality in order to better accompany the people who are part of its communities. »
Anti-harassment policies revised and disseminated
“We can share them by newsletter or post them in common areas. »
Inclusive language
” It’s good for everyone. Inclusive language serves to disrupt the idea that the masculine prevails. Not only is this gesture more respectful towards women, it is also respectful for non-binary people. »
Make way for pronouns (he, she, iel, we)
“It is very useful to foster a space for discussion where those who wish feel that they have the freedom to say their pronouns. »
Accessibility of services and spaces
“Does insurance cover care for trans people? Do homoparental families have access to the same advantages as heterosexual families? “, we read in the report of Formations Infopresse.
The thing
No more dissatisfaction
PHOTO JOSHUA ROBERTS, REUTERS
In mid-June, employees at an Apple store in Towson, United States, unionized.
Workers’ struggles to unionize are growing more than ever in the United States. News about Amazon, Starbucks or Apple stays on top, according to Forbes. The lack of employees in companies and the feeling of being treated unfairly are among the reasons leading to the desire to unionize. Such demands are more the result of generalized dissatisfaction and increased stress than a desire to improve working conditions, we read. Before hearing employees take action, management may decide to prioritize lower sales rather than keeping productivity high with less manpower, listening more attentively to the grievances of the troops and offer bonuses for those who do more work or keep up the pace.
Source : Forbes