"The Way Forward"

Equal Opportunities & Diversity

Employee diversity in the workplace, is rapidly becoming more commonplace. The obligation on managerial / supervisory staff is to recognise and manage diversity, and thus ensure that equal opportunities exist for all employees. This demand has never been greater to ensure legal compliance. All people with managerial / supervisory responsibility for other people will benefit from attending this training course

1. COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course trainees will be able to:

• Manage and develop employees in accordance with current employment law
• Explain how bullying and harassment affect the employment relationship
• Explain direct discrimination and how it affects the employment relationship
• Explain indirect discrimination and how it affects the employment relationship
• Identify opportunities for good practice in diversity management

2. CONTENT

• Stereotypes and stereotypical attitudes
• Bullying
• Harassment
• Direct and indirect discrimination
• Consequences of discrimination
• Remedies
• Case study
• Q & A
  

3. TARGET GROUP

• All employees with responsibility for managing and developing others

4. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS / PRE-REQUISITE COURSES

• There are no pre-requisites for this course

5. DURATION & TIMES

• 4 hours
• By prior arrangement

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Assessment is by
  • Pre and post testing (if requested)
  • A case study
  • Individual feedback (if requested)