What is Equality & Diversity Within The Workplace?
Our comprehensive equality and diversity training course is meticulously crafted to provide participants with an in-depth comprehension of the significance of fostering a just and all-encompassing workplace environment that meets the needs of a varied workforce. The course strongly emphasises cultivating a culture of respect by urging individuals to acknowledge and value the distinct contributions of their colleagues, irrespective of their backgrounds.
This course covers an extensive array of topics, encompassing but not limited to unconscious bias, cultural sensitivity, and effective communication strategies to empower individuals in addressing issues of discrimination and inequality in the workplace. Some of the key points included in this course are as follows:
- Facilitating recognising various forms of discrimination and underlining the importance of tolerance, diversity, and understanding.
- Clarifying the disparity between equality and diversity.
- Educating individuals about the multitude of forms of discrimination.
- Expounding on what protected characteristics entail.
- Delving into the rationale behind the abolition of previous Equality Acts and the scope of coverage of the 2010 Equality Act.
- Informing individuals about the recourse available to them if they feel discriminated against.
- Exploring the legal implications and procedures in discrimination cases and discussing the nine characteristics safeguarded under the Equality Act.
- Addressing the four primary types of discrimination: direct, indirect, harassment, and victimisation.
- Examining subcategories of discrimination, such as associative discrimination, perceptive discrimination, and third-party harassment.
