Understanding Diversity

1. Understanding Diversity 1 hour springboard

2. Objectives At the end of this session you will be able to: • Recognise the meaning of diversity • Identify the benefit of valuing people differences can bring in the workplace. • Explain the Diversity Model • Recognise the various legislations that protects diversity

3. Diversity religion disability age gender sexuality Diversity (Difference) standards culture views experience hobbies/ interest personality perceptions education behaviour

4. Diversity Model tolerance inclusion value differences acceptance

5. Diversity Definition “The basic concept of managing diversity accepts that the workforce consists of a diverse population of people. The diversity consist of visible and non-visible differences which will include factors such as sex, age, background, race, disability, personality and work style. It is founded on the premise that harnessing these differences will create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are being fully utilised and in which organisational goals are met” (Kandola and Fullerton 1994)

6. Legislation Examples • The Equality Act 2010 covers the same groups that were protected by previous equality legislation which are now called ‘protected characteristics’ (PC) • Disability • Marriage and civil partnership • Race • Religion and belief • Consideration is still being given to adding ‘caste’ • Age • Gender reassignment • Pregnancy and maternity • Sex • Sexual orientation

7. Objectives At the end of this session you will be able to: • Recognise the meaning of diversity • Identify the benefit of valuing people differences can bring in the workplace. • Explain the Diversity Model • Recognise the various legislations that protects diversity

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9. Thank you