At Sodexo, we believe that diversity is a business imperative. It is ingrained in our ethical and social responsibility and grounded in our core values of team spirit, service spirit, and spirit of progress. In our continuing effort to attain an inclusive organization and to better serve our clients, we are committed to embracing, leveraging, and respecting the diversity of our workforce, our clientele, and the communities in which we live, work, and serve.
Equal Employment Opportunity
- Our policy is to ensure equal opportunity in all aspects of employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law.
- We strive to employ and promote the best-qualified person for each position while valuing and promoting diversity within our workforce.
- We comply with all federal and state laws regulating employment decisions. These include, but are not limited to: advertising, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, training, layoff or termination, participation in social and recreational functions, and use of employee facilities.
- We prohibit harassment of employees based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law.
Affirmative Action
- Sodexo is committed to a policy of affirmative action, which will facilitate the placement of qualified women and minorities at all levels of the organization.
- Affirmative action plans identify the good faith efforts the company will take to increase representation of women and minorities in its workforce, particularly in management positions.
- All Affirmative Action plans include targeted outreach, recruitment, upward mobility initiatives, annual goals, and timetables for women and minorities required by Executive Order 11246 and other federal, state, and local affirmative action laws and regulations.
- All Sodexo managers are responsible for administering and supporting the affirmative action policy.