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REDI joint union/
management
working groups
Formal external
community
partnerships
Combined REDI and
mental health training and awareness
initiatives
Multiple REDI
employee events
and activities
comfortable here in hopes that we
can open up more doors for more
people.”
The City closely links mental
wellness and REDI recognition.
“We have a dedicated mentalwellness consultant at the city,
and they partner on newsletters
The City of Saskatoon regularly takes part in Saskatoon Pride events, celebrating and showing support for
2SLGBTQIA-identifying employees.
or joint video initiatives or joint
training where we talk about the
importance of people being able
to fully express who they are,” says
Mack.
“We’ve had current employees
change their lived gender
identities and we now have a
Creating a
DIVERSE &
INCLUSIVE
Workplace
protocol that we follow when a
person lets us know they want to
transition, detailing how we go
about notifications, changes to
their profiles, etc.,” she says.
“That is the reason why we
have linked REDI to mental
wellness. People have personal
lives as well as professional lives.
And if you have to work so hard
to keep them separate, you’re not
bringing your best or whole self
to work.
“REDI is really about focusing
on all of the components that
make a person whole.”
