For Manpower, corporate social responsibility extends well beyond just writing a donation check to a charitable cause. It’s about strengthening the diversity of our communities and creating opportunities for all people to participate in the workforce. It’s about focusing on the long-term view and developing solutions that are sustainable. Whether it’s helping an unemployed single mother return to the workforce, or giving a job to an immigrant when no one else will, our reward comes from knowing that we make a real difference – today and in the future.

Manpower employees, partnering with community organizations, businesses and government, engage in workforce development programs that make a difference in people’s lives. Because of our relationships with both employers and individuals, we are uniquely positioned to determine where current and future skills gaps are, identify people who need help engaging with the workforce, and develop solutions that bring these two groups together, mutually benefiting both. In this way, we function as a “bridge” to employment for many who would otherwise be unemployed.

In Alberta , Manpower Services is committed to community enhancement projects and as a result, has developed a workforce development program called TechReach. The mission of TechReach  is to provide today's businesses with a new source of work-ready skilled workers, through training, assessment and employment for many of Calgary 's unemployed and under-employed. It unites the expertise of relevant business, community-based organizations and government agencies to train and prepare economically disadvantaged individuals with career opportunities.

Manpower Services has also shown commitment to the Talent Pool Society, by donating time on the committee, over $10,000 to create a website and reference booklet for the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Talent Pool, and creating a web-based recruitment tool, UltraSource, that allows employers to easily place job openings with suppliers of diverse groups of candidates. The Talent Pool is a centralized project designed to provide employers with resouces for tapping into Calgary 's pool of diverse but skilled candidates, that includes: new immigrants, aboriginal people, people with disabilities, youth and older workers.

Manpower is active in its involvement with community based organizations such as: Face to Face ~ Partners in Mentoring, Employabilities, Champions Career Centre, Calgary Immigrant Women's Association, Lifting the Bar, Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, Calgary Board of Education's Career Pathways and Junior Acheivement.

You can see more on Manpower and their Alberta 's Promise initiatives at http://www.albertaspromise.org/

Our systems, programs and policies are designed to make the connection to work a viable option for those who need it. Our industry leading skills assessment processes and hiring policies help us ensure that people are not discriminated against. Rather, we focus on people’s abilities – not their disabilities.

Manpower's approach to Corporate Social Responsibility is driven by our Values that determine the way we do business. Through our corporate social responsibility activities, Manpower is therefore committed to:

People
Caring about people, customers and community and the role of work in their lives.

• Developing a diverse and inclusive labor market that reflects the population as a whole
• Driving social cohesion - the inclusion of all disadvantaged groups in the workforce - to the benefit of local, regional, national and international economies.
• Implementing Work / Life balance policies which recognize individuals' requirements and create a more motivated and productive workforce.

Knowledge
Learning and growing by sharing knowledge and resources.

• Delivering "Life Long Learning," improved employability and sustainable employment to people of all ages and backgrounds through education and training programs, skills development and work experience opportunities that in turn will deliver a business benefit and secure jobs for the future.
• Encouraging companies to manage people responsibly through good and bad times using our own experience of effective change and people management.
• Encouraging our employees to share our commitment and make their personal contribution to the communities within which we live and work.

Innovation
Daring to be innovative in driving business growth through Corporate Social Responsibility

• Partnering and developing initiatives with business and business organizations, government and local authorities, trade unions and non-governmental organizations to the achievement of common goals.
• Delivering shareholder return through responsible business management - for Manpower, social responsibility is not just the "right" thing to do; it is central to increasing our sustainable business competitiveness.
• "Raising the bar" - Manpower is a global company and all its operations aspire to the highest standards.

Diversity
As a value-based organization, Manpower understands the role diversity plays in the success of our company. Working with minority suppliers, embracing the diverse backgrounds of our employees and reaching out to our community are not just the right things to do; they are also parts of an essential business strategy. In order to realize our vision of being the best worldwide provider of higher-value staffing services and the center for quality employment opportunities, we must embrace diversity - in our workforce, in our strategic partnerships and in our communities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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