Diversity Inclusion

What is Diversity Inclusion and how does it influence the work force?

Diversity is much more than a fancy management term.

Diversity in this context covers gender, age, language, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, religious belief and family responsibilities. Diversity also refers to the other ways in which people are different, such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio-economic background, personality and marital status. Workplace diversity involves recognising the value of individual differences and managing them in the workplace.

When people think of diversity, they usually think of race and gender. We understand that diversity is defined in its broadest sense, including differences such as communication style, thought processes, and skill abilities. Diversity should be an essential element of your corporate values and ethos.

Everyday, employees are going to work in Britain and facing issues that cause them aggravation through being disadvantaged and therefore decrease their productivity.

Equality and Diversity in Employment is a hot topic at the moment with organisations and individuals becoming more aware of their rights and responsibilities within the workplace.

TrainingTeams was founded in order to bring a different type of teaching method to the table.

For example we believe that diversity sometimes gets a bad name because delegates on the training get told what they should do or think. Using our motto of developing minds in changing times, TrainingTeams offer a learner-centred, blended-learning approach to their teaching, moving away from a chalk and talk method and instead using a bespoke, facilitative approach.

Why is this important?

Delegates feel a deeper understanding of the subjects they are taught because they become more involved in the thought processes that advance the different diversity subjects. The result of this is that delegates return to their individual workplaces with an enthusiasm for wanting to make changes for the better.

More than ever, successful organisations need employees with different backgrounds, beliefs, needs, lifestyles, and physical abilities. Failure to work together can destroy productivity and expose your organisation to expensive lawsuits, discrimination claims, and affirmative action problems.

In addition, Workplace diversity strategies help to build the organisation's relationship with the community, enhance the contribution of its employees and improve the quality of its programs, products and services.

The best Management set an example for their staff to follow. Diversity programs that are accepted at the top of a company mean that initiatives can be more easily put in place lower down.

Workplace diversity principles should be integrated with and underpin all aspects of human resource management, such as planning, selection and recruitment, performance appraisal, training and development, occupational health and safety and workplace relations.

Unequal treatment, prejudice or harassment discredits you as a business and can be very costly. As an owner or manager you may be held responsible for any discriminatory action by your employees.

It is unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of someone's sex, sexual orientation, status as a married person or a civil partner, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs or because of a disability, pregnancy or childbirth, or subsequent maternity leave or because they are a member or non-member of a trade union. It is also unlawful to discriminate against part-time workers.

We can provide training at all levels

 

We can show your employees how they need to be concerned in subjects such as

• an understanding of 'ubuntu' philosophy in the Western world
• Current anti-discrimination legislation and how it impacts on the workplace
• The need to recognise how others may see them and how, as workers, they can reinforce or change these perceptions
• How an individuals own stereotype, biases and assumptions affect their behaviour and relationship with others
• How to create an inclusive working environment and who needs to make it happen
  
  On a Management level we can advise and instruct on the following issues
• Awareness of, and commitment to, workplace diversity principles;
• Recognition of the positive value of a diverse workforce;
• Integration of workplace diversity principles in business and human resources practices and systems; and
• Creation of a harmonious and supportive work environment

Positive action

In the UK, positive discrimination is unlawful but positive action is not. This means equality targets can be put in place as a way of eliminating historic imbalances in terms of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief and age. We can help you with issues such as this. 

We can help you Appoint a ‘diversity leader’
This is someone in your firm who takes on the part-time or full-time task of understanding about best practice in your industry and reports to senior member of your company on it.