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Diversity Conference 2009: Implementing Practical Equality to Combat Discrimination in University Settings

Join the Diversity Conference 2009 to explore practical equality measures in combating discrimination in university settings. Learn from experts like Kathryn Fagan, HR Manager at University of Chester, and delve into the impact of diversity on legal penalties, bullying, and harassment.

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Diversity Conference 2009: Implementing Practical Equality to Combat Discrimination in University Settings

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  1. DIVERSITY FESTIVAL STUDENT DISCRIMINATION LAW CONFERENCE 2009 PRACTICAL EQUALITY KATHRYN FAGAN, HR MANAGER – DIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

  2. CIPD (2005) Managing Diversity: people make the difference at work – but everyone is different. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

  3. A level playing field..? • Pay gap 2008 – 12.8% (National Statistics Online) • 75% of Britain's white working-age population employed, compared with 62% of people from ethnic minority groups. (Telegraph) • More pensioners than under 16s for first time ever (National Statistics Online) yet age discrimination remains "rife" in workplaces (The Scotsman)

  4. What does E&D mean? • “Managing diversity involves valuing people as individuals, as employees, customers and clients – everyone is different” CIPD

  5. A DIVERSITY ORIENTATED ORGANISATION (MOSAIC) • Mission and values • Objective and fair processes and procedures • Skilled workforce • Active flexibility • Individual focus • Culture that empowers (Kandola and Fullerton (1998) Diversity in Action: Managing the mosaic, reported in CIPD 2005)

  6. PUTTING THIS INTO PRACTICE • (M) Corporate plan – Diversity and Inclusion • (O) Stringent processes based on legislation and best practice • (S) Development • (A) Flexible working • (I) Individuals valued • (C) University Culture

  7. DISCRIMINATION POOR REPUTATION LEGAL PENALTIES BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IMPACT ON ATTRACTION & RETENTION DEMOTIVATION STRESS

  8. CONCLUSION • “There isn’t a single right way of treating employees as each one will have their own personal needs, values and beliefs…” CIPD Managing Diversity (p.xx) • “To make managing diversity systematic in business, mindsets need to value differences and the opportunities they offer, rather than seeing them as problems” CIPD Managing Diversity (p.27)

  9. REFERENCES • Aging – more pensioners than under 16s for first time ever (2009). Retrieved 1st February 2009 from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=949 • Barrett, D (2008, 23rd November) Black and Asian jobseekers 'do not face discrimination‘. The Telegraph. Retrieved 1st February 2009 from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3503040/Black-and-Asian-jobseekers-do-not-face-discrimination.html • CIPD (2005) Managing Diversity: people make the difference at work – but everyone is different. London: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development • Older Workers Still Facing Bias. (12 February 2008). The Scotsman. Retrieved 1st February 2009 from http://business.scotsman.com/ageisminbusiness/Older-workers--still-facing.3770582.jp

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