Best practices vs worst practices in diversity and legal requirements

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International Human Resource Management, best practices, worst practices, diversity, legal requirements, employer, recruitment

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Diversity is " all measures taken by employers to recruit, retain, and develop employees from diverse social groups. It is also understood as the fact of increasing the presence in the nationality of employees enterprises, sex, ethnic origins". Today, the question of the diversity became fundamental for the company and the states.

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[...] International Human Resource Management: best practices vs worst practices in diversity and legal requirements 1. Diversity and legal requirements Diversity is " all measures taken by employers to recruit, retain, and develop employees from diverse social groups. It is also understood as the fact of increasing the presence in the nationality of employees enterprises, sex, ethnic origins”. Today, the question of the diversity became fundamental for the company and the states. Best practice l'Oréal In France, " The labor law forbids any direct or indirect discriminatory measures taken by an employer throughout the professional life " (Article L122-45). [...]

[...] But scandals equivalent of this one create the worst communication and promotion strategy ever made. By their methods and how they handle it. In some news consumers learn that finally H&M and others big groups refuse to fund their own building of manufacture where 1125 workers on 3000 died. But in the last episode, lot of firm who didn't considers be involved in this scandals declare agreed a new treat where they will inspect and make efforts on the safety of their producers internationally H&M have a code a ethics and conduct (2010), but they have some difficulties to apply them. [...]

[...] Targeted by Anti Slavery International campaign about the cotton scandal (2013). The group has of also to deal with pursuits judicial concerning the treatment on children in Asia (2007). It would seem that in the Cambodia, a factory account badly fed workers from 14 to 15 years working in conditions close to the slavery. Since it, H&M introduced ethical rules into its production units, but they still search low labor cost with they new implementation in Ethiopia. The big brand of dresses: as Benetton, and Inditex was obligated to speak about and signed engagement in way to reinforce the legal rights of the human and the labor condition. [...]

[...] L'Oréal has a code of business ethics and acts for the diversity and the equality. In 2005, they firm the Charter of the Diversity; they want acquire talents representing a bigger cultural and social diversity. L'Oréal invests in diversity because it is a driver of innovation, creativity dynamism and it is a major asset for the group. Since 2008, l'Oréal develops a world politics in favor of the insertion of handicap in the company. L'Oréal has created " Initiative for the Handicap " for accelerate the mobilization of his diverse entities. [...]

[...] H&M comes under pressure to act on child-labour cotton. [online] the Guardian. Available at: [Accessed 15 May 2015]. Kaufman, A. (2013). Bangladesh Building Collapse: The Factory Reform Plan Wal-Mart Gap (GPS) And H&M Refuse To Fund. [online] International Business Times. Available at: http://www.ibtimes.com/bangladesh-building-collapse-factory-reform- plan-wal-mart-wmt-gap-gps-hm-refuse-fund-1242921 [Accessed 15 May 2015]. leparisien.fr, (2015). Bangladesh : Benetton, Zara et H&M s'engagent à sécuriser leurs usines. [...]