The Business Bulletin
A journey through equality, diversity and inclusion When asked if I’d be interested in writing something. I thought, why not? Then when it comes to the reality of having to commit ‘pen to paper’, the question is where to start. Because the area of equality, diversity and inclusion covers many things and is so vast it’s difficult to stick to one area.
I’ll start off with responding to: Are
■ Am I comfortable discussing
As one of my learned colleagues
there questions you should never
issues of race, sex, age,
often said when asked for a definition:
ask? In my opinion, there are no
transgender or disability?
‘Equality is being asked to the party
questions which you can’t ask. It just depends on your motives and how you do it. First of all, ask yourself, what do I know about equality, diversity and inclusion? If the answer is, I know what the words mean then go on to the next questions. ■ Do I value equality, diversity and inclusion? ■ Do I know what the benefits
I will come back to some of these questions.
Key concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion So, in order to get ourselves a baseline, we need to ask the question. What do we mean by equality, diversity and inclusion? In real terms, the key concepts of
and inclusion is being asked to dance’. There is key legislation such as the Equality Act, Human Rights Act and employment laws which protect individuals from discrimination and ensure that everyone is valued as an individual. Equality, diversity and inclusion is a commitment by an individual, business or organisation to follow anti-discriminatory practices. They work to ensure that any instance of discrimination is eliminated.
of equality and diversity are
equality, diversity and inclusion are
for myself, my business or
about promoting and respecting
and service users receive fair and
organisation?
every individual’s right to be different.
equal treatment regardless of race,
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It also ensures that staff, customers
