“When Rizwan’s dirty joke comes out some people laugh and others are shocked. It highlights the whole question of what is appropriate behaviour at work.”Alyson Bell, Personnel Officer, South Lanarkshire Council
The three areas involved in addressing equality and diversity are:
- legislation;
- an organisation’s response to legislation in terms of their policies and procedures;
- how people engage with these in practice.
Our approach focuses on people, examining issues in the context of workplace and personal values. It explores the quality and nature of interactions between staff and the responsibility of all staff in understanding the impact of their attitudes and behaviours on each other.
What kind of workplace do you want to have? One in which everyone feels valued, respected and supported by their employer to their full potential?
To create this kind of environment involves acknowledging that we all carry prejudice about other people, based on beliefs and assumptions that we may be unaware of. If these are brought to the surface, then they can be explored, leading to new understanding and greater appreciation of one another.
We help you by:
- raising awareness among staff of issues relating to equality and diversity in the process addressing inappropriate attitudes and behaviours – view “I don’t go looking for trouble!“
- enabling managers to understand how to fulfill their responsibilities in relation to compliance and the organisation’s policies and procedures – view Navigating Conflicting Legislation
- developing in managers the knowledge, skills and understanding to create a work environment which celebrates diversity – view Understanding Unseen Disability
Our interventions are tailored to your needs. We can focus on any of the six strands enshrined in legislation (e.g. gender, disability, ethnicity). But we also work in those areas that are not currently protected by legislation (e.g. asylum seekers and mental health).
