SNC Lavalin Group Inc | Disclosure of languages mastered by employees at SNC Lavalin Group Inc

Status
AGM passed
AGM date
Previous AGM date
Proposal number
2
Resolution details
Company ticker
SNC
Resolution ask
Report on or disclose
ESG theme
  • Social
ESG sub-theme
  • Diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI)
Type of vote
Shareholder proposal
Filer type
Shareholder
Company sector
Health Care
Company HQ country
Canada
Resolved clause
It is proposed that the languages required of employees by the Company be disclosed, broken down by jurisdiction, for all jurisdictions (countries, states, provinces) where the Company has operations, including its subsidiaries and controlled enterprises.
Supporting statement
At the time of hire, a candidate's competencies are assessed to determine whether they meet the requirements of the job for which he or she is applying. One of them is necessarily his language skills. This information is available to all companies. This information, in its statistical form, is of interest to everyone. In recent years, a number of public controversies about language have tarnished the reputation of major companies in terms of their social responsibility and the way they interpret their duties and obligations regarding inherent diversity in our companies. Language, which is at the heart of our democratic institutions, is indeed a fundamental attribute of the community. We must prevent such situations, which are harmful in every respect, from happening again. To this end, and for several other reasons, it is appropriate for all interested parties (stakeholders) to know, through formal and official disclosure, the languages mastered by the Company's employees. Obviously, by "mastery" of the language, we mean a level of language sufficient to enable its widespread use, both orally and in writing, in all spheres of activity of individuals and corporate bodies, i.e. a level of language sufficient to enable everyone to assume their duties and functions fully and completely.

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