Kelly Services

Michigan
Accounting Payroll & HR Services

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

Kelly Services Inc. headquartered in Troy, Michigan does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination. Kelly has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies and requires that all suppliers abide by its ESG principles in order to conduct business. Kelly Services Inc. has used its corporate funds and reputation to advance ESG criteria. It has used its reputation to advance DEI practices and LGBTQ initiatives. However, the company does not discriminate against religious organizations and has not used its PAC for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Kelly Services receives a Medium Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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Kelly Services Inc. received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies and advocate for LGBTQ communities and policies. Kelly Services requires that its suppliers adhere to its ESG goals in its Supplier Code of Conduct, including its scope 3 emissions goals (2)(3). There are no publicly known cases of Kelly Services Inc. terminating employees or customers due to religious or political beliefs.

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Kelly Services describes the Kelly Relief Fund for natural disasters and the Kelly Learning Center and Tutoring Solutions as its charitable giving in its Corporate Sustainability Report (1)(2). Kelly does not explicitly discriminate against religious organizations.

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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Kelly Services does not provide employees with viewpoint protection (1)(2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Kelly Services CEO Peter Quigley is a signatory of CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion (1). Kelly Services implements ESG into all business practices (2). It signed onto the UN Global Compact, implemented the Absolute Zero Program, and held its Supplier Carbon Offset Project (3). Kelly Services was recognized in the “Silver” category by EcoVadis for its ESG practices and has an ESG Advisory Team (4). Kelly Services has an affirmative action policy in its training, implemented [email protected] in its DEI initiative, and has joined Michigan businesses in supporting LGBTQ civil rights initiatives (5)(6)(7).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Kelly Services uses its corporate funds to advance ESG criteria including hosting its Carbon Neutral Event and partnership with ESG vendors (1). Kelly has engaged with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) for staffing purposes (2). 

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Kelly Services Inc. has a PAC however, it has not been active since 2016 (1). At that time, Kelly Services operated its PAC and lobbying expenditures in a bipartisan manner consistent with its business interests (2).

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April 4, 2023

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