How can the Laboratory express its value of diversity in employment practices?
All employees, regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, etc., can be encouraged to support the Laboratory’s values of diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace. Job advertisements can state that a requirement for the position is experience and skills necessary for working in a multi-cultural environment or with a racially and ethnically diverse service population. Employees who demonstrate good cross-cultural skills or take initiative to promote diversity programs can be rewarded through performance evaluations, and special recognition programs. Q: Can advertisements for Laboratory positions specifically encourage minorities and women to apply? A: Yes. Advertisements must state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Laboratory policy requires that advertisements must also state that the Lab is an “Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer “or that “All qualified applicants, including mi
