The equal opportunities handbook : how to recognise diversity, encourage fairness and promote anti-discriminatory practice

The Equal Opportunities Handbook is a guide to identifying and eradicating workplace discrimination through training and guidance. Though founded on British legislation, this guide sets out straightforward procedures, relevant to all types of situation, and demonstrates how simple it is to behave with fairness, courtesy and sensitivity to all. The revised edition of this text has been updated to reflect changes in British legislation and policy. Practical and realistic, this book provides guidance on fair treatment and gives valuable information on the most important issues in equal opportunities. The book includes personal action plans at the end of every chapter to aid learning and development. Now in its fourth edition, The Equal Opportunities Handbook has been fully revised and updated to take account of new important policies such as equal opportunities in the workplace and updates on legislation including the Disability Discrimination Act. This guide sets out straightforward procedures, relevant to all types of situation, that demonstrate how simple it is to behave with fairness, courtesy and sensitivity –regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability or religious beliefs. This practical book will: help you to check your own behaviour and attitudes; provide guidance on fair treatment; give valuable information on the most important issues in equal opportunities. This up-to-the-minute book also includes a summary of relevant legislation & agencies, self-assessment sections & points for reflection & personal action plans. It will prove a valuable resource for managers, trainers, HRM staff, teachers, lecturers and anyone with an interest in equality of opportunity. The Equal Opportunities Handbook is a guide to indentifying and eradicating workplace discrimination through training and guidance. The revised edition of this popular text has been updated to reflect changes in legislation and policy. This up-to-the-minute guide sets out straightforward procedures, relevant to all types of situation, and demonstrates how simple it is to behave with fairness, courtesy and sensitivity to all. Practical and realistic, this book will: help readers to check their own behaviour and attitudes provide guidance on fair treatment give valuable information on the most important issues in equal opportunities The book includes personal action plans at the end of every chapter to aid learning and development, as well as a current A-Z of laws and agencies promoting equal opportunities The Equal Opportunities Handbook is a guide to indentifying and eradicating workplace discrimination through training and guidance, including updated legal guidance. Revised to take into account current social changes and changes in the law, this book includes a self assessment section to help readers assess their own prejudices