The Equal Opportunities Handbook
Practical guide to implementation of equal opportunities training in the workplace. How to spot and eradicate workplace discrimination through training and guidance, including updated legal guidance.
Fully updated and revised to take account of recent changes in policy, attitudes and world events, 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. Designed to be practical, realistic and usable in the real world, 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.
Personal action plans are included at the end of every chapter and a new chapter on Equal Opportunities in the workplace is included. This up-to-the minute book also includes a detailed A-Z of laws and agencies promoting equal opportunities.
REVIEWS :“Bringing clarity to equal opportunities in the workplace – a
fully updated and revised study of recent changes in policy, attitudes
and world events.”
Publishing News
“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.”
Voluntary Sector Magazine
“Updated to take into account important new policies, such as
equal opportunities in the workplace.”
Call Centre Focus Magazine
“Embracing diversity and tackling discrimination are goals that
most – if not all – employers would willingly subscribe to. But for many
companies it’s hard to know where to start. These two new complementary
books from specialist business publisher Kogan Page are designed to
help."
Investor in People magazine
"This book will prove invaluable to any trainer, manager, teacher
or staff developer who want to keep their organisation discrimination
free.”
Investor in People magazine
Paperback, 224 Pages, Dimensions 240 x 170 MM Language English.
How to be fair: definitions of prejudice
The role of language
Being in a majority group
Racism: ethnicity and racism; mythology
Sexism: changing role and status of women, gender and sex differences
Sexuality: images, equality, direct prejudice and discrimination
Disability: terms and labels, disability environment, specific concerns
Equal Opportunities in the workplace: human resource processes, performance management, bullying and harassment Institutional Racism: Stephen Lawrence inquiry, theory, application
Religion: description of major religions
Equal Opportunities law, agencies and links to further information
Dr Phil Clements is a trainer with many years' experience of working with issues of diversity and is the co-author of The Equal Opportunities Handbook and The Diversity Training Handbook (both published by Kogan Page).