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<br />MCCORMICK
<br />HUMAN RELATIONS
<br />PROGRAMS &
<br />PRACTICES
<br />Category:
<br />Company Principles
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<br />Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action
<br />It is the policy and commitment of McCormick & Company, Inc. and its
<br />subsidiaries to promote Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative
<br />Action (AA) through adherence to Executive Order 11246, the Vietnam Era
<br />Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other
<br />equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at Federal, State, and local
<br />levels to which the company or its subsidiaries are subject.
<br />Through responsible managers, supervisors and programs, McCormick &
<br />Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries, shall recruit, hire, employ, manage, train,
<br />transfer, promote, compensate, reward, provide benefits, and administer all other
<br />work a nd p ersonnel p rograms b ased o n a n i ndividual's j ob r elated abilities a nd
<br />without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or
<br />status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam Era, except where age and
<br />sex are clear and supportable occupational requirements, or where disability is a
<br />clear and supportable occupational disqualification.
<br />Harassment and discrimination based on an individual's race, color, religion, sex,
<br />national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the
<br />Vietnam Era is illegal and will not be tolerated by the Company.
<br />appropriate promotional opportunities as they arise.
<br />Records of EEO and AA efforts, plans and programs, developed in accordance
<br />with government regulations and applicable Company policies and procedures,
<br />are provided in the Company's Affirmative Action Plans.
<br />Further, affirmative action will be taken to insure that qualified minority group
<br />individuals, women, veterans of the Vietnam Era, disabled veterans and other
<br />disabled persons are introduced into the work force and considered for
<br />Each Operating Unit Head has designated an EEO Coordinator who has overall
<br />responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of the operating unit's EEO
<br />and AA programs and efforts. The Corporate Vice President of Human Relations
<br />is responsible for company-wide administration of this policy, including the
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