Six Nations band hiring policy to be reviewed, band members to have hiring priority

Six Nations band members are suppose to have first priority for jobs at the band office, but more and more non-Indigenous people are filling positions. During its council meeting Sept. 24th, Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) directed CEO Nathan Wright to look at the organization’s hiring policy and ensure Six Nations members are getting a fair shake. Wright clarified that the current hiring policy does give preference to Six Nations members in job postings and they’re given additional points during interview scoring. He also plans to review the policy with Duane Jacobs, Director of Policy, Communications and Records. He said he wants to create a policy review calendar to ensure SNEC knows when policies will come up for review. The Six Nations band administration currently employs 200 non band members….

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