GE CitizenshipFair Employment Practices
GE first began prohibiting discrimination against employees in 1936, when former CEO Gerard Swope issued the company’s original fair employment policy. This landmark policy was put into practice 28 years prior to the passage of federal legislation.
Today, the company continues to provide all employees with equal access to opportunities and fair treatment on the basis of merit. We prohibit all forms of illegal discrimination. By doing so, we provide an environment that allows employees to reach their growth potential and contribute to the progress of the communities where we work.
GE is committed to following the applicable labor and employment laws wherever we operate. That includes observing those laws that pertain to freedom of association, privacy, recognition of the right to engage in collective bargaining, the prohibition of forced, compulsory and child labor, immigration, working time and other wage-hour laws, and employment discrimination.