What can learning providers do...

...to tackle discrimination and promote diversity.

Can an organisation that discriminates actually be working well in terms of overall management and performance?

New laws prohibit discrimination, harassment and victimisation of employees on the grounds of...

  • racial or ethnic origin;
  • disability;
  • age;
  • sexual orientation; and
  • religion or belief.

Used positively they can help all organisations improve their performance.

The questions are...

  • Are you ready to comply with the new legislation?
  • How can you take the right steps?
  • Will you see it as a burden or an opportunity?
  • Will it encourage you to...
  • employ the best from the widest possible pool people?
  • continually improve performance, productivity and service?
  • ensure that you have a good reputation with your learners, staff, stakeholders and the wider community?

The following outlines steps learning provider employers, managers, etc., can take...

  • to ensure that discrimination does not take place; or
  • to deal with it effectively if it does...

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Produced and edited by John Dalziel (eLearning Adviser) JISC RSC-Northwest - Lancaster University