1. Diversity management in Brussels
Legislation
Charter
Action Plan
Label

2. Legislation European directives (2000/43 & 2000/78)
Belgian laws (10 May 2007)
Gender
Origins (> 30/07/1981 law against racism and xenophobia)
Discriminations
Brussels legislation (4 September 2008)
Private sector & intermediates
Public sector (regional administrations)
Public sector (communal administrations)

3. Company Diversity Charter
Initiative from the Brussels’ Minister of Employment and the Association of Brussels Enterprises (UEB-VOB)
19th of December 2005: the first 50 Brussels’ companies signed the Brussels’ diversity charter
September 2009: 140 charters signed

4. Company Diversity Charter
3 types of Charters:
Private companies
Non profit organisations
Public institutions
Different types of companies:
Big (Axa, Carrefour, Manpower, L’Oréal…)
SME (EXKi, Cofinimmo, Jani-king…)
Companies with different activities : construction, merchandising, chemistry, services…

5. Company Diversity Charter
Communication tool (internal and external)
Objective:
: communication and commitment
Sinds 2007: commitment towards drawing up and implementing a diversity plan (all the new signatories use this tool to communicate the beginning of their diversity action plan)

6. Diversity Action Plan 6 groups of recipients:
Nationality (UE 27 vs non UE 27)
Handicaps
Gender
Juniors (-26 years)
Seniors (45 years and +)
Less educated (without Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)

7. Diversity Action Plan 4 domains of intervention:
Recruitment & selection
Human Resources Management
Internal communication & sensibilisation
External communication

8. Diversity Action Plan 4 steps: Brussels’ support:
Analysis of the full staff (quantitative and qualitative)
Company specific diversity actions (in function of the analysis) with targets + timing + budget
Official agreement of the decision-making body
Evaluation (after 2 years)
Brussels’ support:
Logistic support: 4 diversity consultants
Financial support: up to €

9. Brussels Diversity Label
If positive evaluation of the first diversity plan, the company may ask for a Brussels diversity label.
Communication tool to show the first action plan was a success.
Development tool (2 years). To ask for a new label, the company has to implement a new diversity plan that will have to get a positive evaluation.

10. More info… www.diversite.irisnet.be Audrey Leenaerts
Diversity consultant
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