Difference between revisions of "Avoiding Workplace Discrimination"
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General best practices to prevent discrimination and manage cases include: | |||
Hire fairly | *Hire fairly. | ||
Fire fairly | *Fire fairly. | ||
Take complaints seriously | *Take complaints seriously, promptly investigate all complaints and document actions. | ||
Implement and integrate a strict policy that makes employment discrimination of any type unacceptable in your workplace. | *Implement and integrate a strict policy that makes employment discrimination of any type unacceptable in your workplace. | ||
Train your managers in the implementation of the anti-discrimination policy with the expectation that prevention is their responsibility. | *Train your managers in the implementation of the anti-discrimination policy with the expectation that prevention is their responsibility. | ||
Mandatory employee training should address many of the same issues as the managers’ training relative to employment discrimination. | *Mandatory employee training should address many of the same issues as the managers’ training relative to employment discrimination. | ||
Establish cultural expectations and norms. | *Adopt a strong anti-harassment policy, provide employee training and vigorously follow the policy. | ||
*Protect agains retaliation of complaints. | |||
*Establish cultural expectations and norms. | |||
Revision as of 14:29, 22 December 2015
outline of topics:
- frequency of workplace discrimination
General best practices to prevent discrimination and manage cases include:
- Hire fairly.
- Fire fairly.
- Take complaints seriously, promptly investigate all complaints and document actions.
- Implement and integrate a strict policy that makes employment discrimination of any type unacceptable in your workplace.
- Train your managers in the implementation of the anti-discrimination policy with the expectation that prevention is their responsibility.
- Mandatory employee training should address many of the same issues as the managers’ training relative to employment discrimination.
- Adopt a strong anti-harassment policy, provide employee training and vigorously follow the policy.
- Protect agains retaliation of complaints.
- Establish cultural expectations and norms.