Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will have learned about:
- The legal background to equality and diversity (The Equality Act 2010)
- How to define equality and diversity
- The "protected characteristics" described in the Equality Act
- The nature and types of discrimination as described in The Equality Act
- Exemptions from The Equality Act
- What equality and diversity is – and isn’t
- The legal case for equality and diversity
- How to spot discrimination in the workplace
- How to react to discrimination at work
- How to handle bullying and harassment at work
- How to devise a positive equality and diversity policy
- What ‘positive discrimination’, ‘reasonable adjustments’ and ‘reasonable steps’ are
- Additional information on disability at work
- Why equality and diversity matters
- The positive case for equality and diversity.