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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide

HR Digest

Fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace is crucial for organizations that want to stay competitive and successful. Diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies promote an environment where people from different backgrounds are culturally and socially accepted, valued, and integrated. A majority of U.S.

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How to Promote Equality and Diversity in the Workplace?

Thrive Global

In the past few years, equality and diversity have come under the spotlight more intentionally and actively than ever before. Workplace discrimination remains the main concern for UK businesses. Equality and diversity in the office mean a lot of things. Everyone deserves respect in a specialized environment.

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Employment Law Basics for Managers in the United Kingdom

Global People Strategist

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Workplace. In the UK, it is your duty as an employer to make sure that there is no victimization, harassment, or discrimination taking place at work. All employees must receive health and safety training. Health and Safety in the Workplace.

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Violence, harassment, discrimination and decimated newsrooms: Indian journalists fight a silent battle

Thrive Global

For thousands of journalists reporting sensitive events, threats, violence, dealing with online abuse and trolling are just a few among many challenges. Yet, their emotional and psychological wellbeing is not front and center in our social discourse. Suddenly a mob attacked Gunasekar. They scolded me and hit me again.

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Workplace lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Employer Handbook

Many will write about how our society continues to struggle with race relations and discrimination in the 50+ years since Dr. King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech (video; text ). According to the EEOC , charges of race discrimination have fallen by 25%, since peaking in 2010. I could keep going.

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How to support workers with ‘hidden’ disabilities

cipHR

According to the 2010 Equality Act, a person has a disability if they : Have a physical or mental impairment. The 2010 Equality Act also says (in paragraph 20 of schedule 8) that “an employer is not under a duty to make reasonable adjustments if it does not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know that the individual was disabled.”.

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History of Diversity and Inclusion Policies in the Workplace

Kazoo

As a result, new diversity and inclusion policies began arising to ensure that workplace rules and standards would be fair to everyone. A diverse workplace also matters to job seekers, with 76% of them considering it as an important factor during their job search, according to Glassdoor. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock // Getty Images.

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