Equal Opportunity

We are committed to the philosophy and principle of equal employment opportunity for all present and prospective employees
We support employee skill development through formal and on-the-job training into specialized and leadership roles

We believe all individuals who have the necessary qualifications should have an equal opportunity to compete for employment and advancement. We are committed to the philosophy and principle of equal employment opportunity for all present and prospective employees. We promote from within, supporting employee skill development through formal and on-the-job training into specialized and leadership roles. As a result, many of our employees have built their careers with us over decades.

See more information about our promote-from-within culture and commitment to a diverse workforce and our Code of Conduct, section 5. Human Rights, Discrimination and Harassment

GRI Standards Index 405 - Diversity and Equal Opportunity

What sets our company apart from our competitors is the commitment, skill, and performance of our people. Every person is important, and we want every employee to have the opportunity to grow, achieve their potential, and be valued for the contribution they make to the success of the company.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces that are reflective of the communities we are a part of and where diversity in culture, experience and background are valued.

Our approach underpins our strategic objectives to attract, employ and retain engaged, talented and high-performing people, support better decision making, reach a broader pool of potential employees and maintain a more inclusive work environment.

By including and leveraging diverse perspectives and experience we will keep our company competitive, safer, innovative and achieving top performance.

To achieve this vision the Company will:

Utilize our HR systems to better understand the diverse makeup of our employee community
Consider diversity in people development discussions in support of our promote-from-within culture
Implement training for supervisors and hiring managers on relevant topics such as recognizing unconscious bias to ensure employees are considered fairly and have equal opportunity to develop and advance,
Identify recruitment practices to improve the workforce participation of Indigenous Peoples, women and minorities

We are proud to have been recognized as a top employer, but we have work to do to achieve our goals in these areas. Our commitment to inclusion and diversity is relevant to all levels in the organization. Addressing how we include, value and support all of our employees aligns with our company’s core values of teamwork, respect, humility and integrity.

West Fraser’s commitment is to provide a non-discriminatory, harassment-free work environment, which is detailed in the Human Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity and Discrimination & Harassment policy within our Code of Conduct and West Fraser’s Board Diversity Policy.

405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees

Diversity of Governance Bodies

The following is provided on the basis of the definitions of Canada's Employment Equity Groups, which includes specifically: Women,Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities; and members of visible minorities. West Fraser also reports to the U.S. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Board: Women make up 20% (2 individuals) of our Board of Directors. See our Board Diversity Policy for more detail about how we approach diversity at the Board level.
Senior Management: West Fraser's Executive Leadership Team.

Diversity of Employees

With the exception of gender, the company does not maintain comprehensive records for other diversity indicators of our employees.

	2018		2017
	Salaried	Hourly	Salaried	Hourly
Female	26%	10%	23%	9%
Male	74%	90%	77%	91%

Employees by Age Band

	2018		2017
	Women	Men	Women	Men
Under 30	16%	84%	17%	83%
30-39	15%	85%	14%	86%
40-49	14%	86%	14%	86%
50+	13%	87%	12%	88%

405-2 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men

Wage and salary scales are set based on the duties of the job and to be competitive within local labour market rates. Any person performing the job receives the wage rate for that position regardless of gender.

GRI Standards Index 406 - Non-Discrimination

Our objective is to provide every employee with a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment based on race, colour, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, disability or sexual orientation.

We train managers so they can maintain a harassment, discrimination and violence-free workplace. We expect our managers to promptly address concerns raised through complaints in a timely and effective manner. Our Bullying and Harassment policy applies to all employees as well as contractors, consultants, and visitors on West Fraser premises, or which are connected to the workplace and during any employment-related duties or activities, including conferences, training sessions, travel and social functions.

See our Code of Conduct, section 5. Human Rights, Discrimination and Harassment

406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken

Discrimination complaints are investigated by local management. At this time we do not centrally track discrimination complaints at the corporate level.

GRI Standards Index 407 - Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

407-1 Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk

Not material to our operations, West Fraser requires all suppliers and contractors to adhere to the human rights laws of the United States and Canada.

GRI Standards Index 408 - Child Labor

408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor

Not material to our operations, West Fraser requires all suppliers and contractors to adhere to the human rights laws of the United States and Canada.

GRI Standards Index 409 - Forced or Compulsory Labor

409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor

Not material to our operations, West Fraser requires all suppliers and contractors to adhere to the human rights laws of the United States and Canada.

GRI Standards Index 410 - Security Practices

410-1 Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedure

Not material to our operations.

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Equal Opportunity

Diversity of Governance Bodies

Diversity of Employees

Employees by Age Band

407-1 Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk

408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor

409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor

410-1 Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedure