In completing a workforce chart, what should a recipient do if it does not know the race, national origin, or sex of an employee?
All workforce data related to race, national origin, and sex relies on voluntary employee reporting. Employers may conduct voluntary surveys of employees to gather the relevant information. If employees decline to identify themselves by race, national origin, or sex, employers should not independently assign them to one of these categories. As a preliminary step in preparing a workforce chart for the EEOP Short Form, recipients should report both the total number of employees as well as the number of employees of unknown race, national origin, or sex. The Workforce Analysis Chart in the EEOP Short Form should include only those employees who have identified themselves by race, national origin, and sex.
Related Questions
- Is it lawful to be asked questions based on my national origin, sex, race, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, or disability, and then deny me employment on that basis?
- Should the percentage of employees, cross-classified by race, national origin, and sex, in each major job category on the Workforce Analysis Chart add up to 100%?
- What are the race and national origin categories a recipient should use in reporting the composition of its workforce?
