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LabourLink’s Guiding Principles
  1. Commit the major resources of the program to those who would most benefit.
  2. Group workers with the skills and experience together for a better chance at a successful work placement. This will also allow workers to learn from each other and to develop work relationships.
  3. Make decisions in a way that is clear, transparent and consistent in order to be fair and accountable to workers, employers and agency staff.
  4. Treat people with respect, dignity and honesty. In other words, create a friendly, non-bureaucratic, non-threatening atmosphere where people feel accepted and welcome. Be forthcoming with information that will avoid setting people up for failure and allow equal access to information.
  5. Be accountable to workers, employers, funders and agency staff.
  6. Provide referrals and information to workers about services that are beyond the scope of LabourLink so that a worker does not fall through the cracks. This information may include transitional housing, counseling for addictions, health card and ID clinics, community economic development programs and other community services.
  7. Encourage users to be part of the decision-making and program planning process of the program. Workers’ participation and feedback are valued and will be sought through appropriate avenues.
  8. Provide the necessary opportunities and support, which allow people to make positive changes in their own lives. Recognize peoples' need to grow, develop and meet personal potential. Support these needs through skills enhancement, employment opportunities and referrals to other needed services.
  9. Actively discourage discrimination and treat people equitably regardless of racial background, education, mental health, wealth, literacy, ability levels, sexual orientation, and gender.
  10. Respect the confidentiality of workers and do not disclose personal information without consent. Workers should be aware that LabourLink staff might share personal information with each other.
  11. Operate within a spirit of cooperation and open communication by networking within the larger community. Relationships with other agencies will be clear and transparent.
  12. Promote occupational health and safety and ensure that workers’ safety is not jeopardized through participation in LabourLink.
  13. Encourage improvement of the LabourLink program through critical thinking and evaluation. This will involve setting, meeting and reviewing program goals.

Italics: Taken from the Dixon Hall’s Guiding Principles

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