When hiring a candidate, their skills are evaluated to ensure they
meet the requirements of the position they are applying for. This
includes assessing their language proficiency. Such information is
widely known across organizations and, when presented in
statistical form, holds interest for all parties involved. In recent
years, a number of public controversies over language have
tarnished the reputation of major publicly held corporations as
regards their social responsibilities and how they interpret their
duties and obligations in the light of the inherent diversity of our
societies. Language, which is at the core of our democratic
institutions, is in fact a fundamental characteristic of the
community. Because they are harmful in every respect, such
situations must not be allowed to recur. For this reason -and many
other reasons as well -it is desirable for all interested parties
(stakeholders) to know, through formal and official disclosure,
which languages the employees of the corporation are capable of
speaking fluently. Obviously, “fluently” means having attained a
sufficient linguistic level to be able to use the language widely in
all corporate and individual areas of activity, that is a level
sufficient to enable one to perform their functions and duties fully
and completely