The Assignment on Analysis of Workforce Diversity

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ANALYSIS OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
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1. Introduction to Diversity
 Define diversity and describe the nature of diversity and inclusion in the
context of your workplace.
Diversity in workplace refers to process of employing people from different
background and cultural preference (Barak 2016). Therefore, diversity is about
designing a workforce where people are not same not only in terms of social
and cultural background, but offers viewpoint about organizational culture
which are not similar to each other. Therefore, diversity in workplace means to
work with people who are not similar to each other and there might be
different reasons for this difference, but they work in coordination with each
other to achieve team goals and objectives as well.
The nature of diversity and inclusion that is considered in workplace is mainly
cultural. People from different cultural background are employed in this
organization. But it is important to identify that although people are from
different cultural background, organization does not allow bias to offer
employment to people (Ozgen, Nijkamp and Poot 2017). Employees are
selected according to their knowledge and skills. As people are employed from
different cultural background, it ensures cultural diversity which is important
for a diverse and inclusive workforce as well.
 List and describe 3 general benefits of diversity in your work context.
Three important benefits of cultural diversity in this organization are the
following (Davis, Frolova and Callahan 2016):

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Enhance creativity:
Cultural diversity promotes creativity in workplace. It offers diverse solution
to a single problem and increase creativity among employees as well. every
person has own style of thinking and when people from different cultural
background works together, it helps to obtain creative solutions that enhances
creativity of an organization in solving business problems which enhances
business process as well.
Identify best talent for its workforce:
Not only creativity, diversity in workforce helps this organization to enhance
productivity as well. Diversity helps this organization to obtain best talents
from different cultural background as well.
Enhance productivity:
When these talents works together with different skills for achieving a
common goal, then it helps this organization to enhance its productivity as
well.
2. Legislation and Regulation
 Briefly describe the aims of legislative and regulatory frameworks in
relation to promoting workplace diversity in NSW Health.
Aims of legislative and regulatory frameworks in relation to promoting
workplace diversity in NSW Health are the followings (Risberg and Gottlieb
2019):
 To offer employment opportunities to people from various social and
cultural background and create a diverse workforce

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 To recognize talent from diverse background to drive innovation and
increase productivity through innovative solution as well
 To ensure that there is no discrimination in workplace and every
employees are provided equal workplace benefits in terms of salary,
promotions irrespective of their social and cultural background as well
 To promote diversity and inclusivity in workplace as well
 Provide 2 examples of legislation that directly supports workplace
diversity. How does each piece of legislation affect workforce diversity in
NSW Health?
Example of
Legislation
How does this legislation affect workforce diversity?
ANTI
DISCRIMATION
ACT 1977 (Andrews
2016)
In order to comply with this legislation organizations are
required to provide employment opportunity irrespective of
their background, race, sex and colour. It not only creates a
diverse workforce but helps organization to obtain best
talent for its workforce for enhancing productivity of
organization.
FAIR WORK ACT
2009 (Bray and Power
2017)
According to this legislation, it is required for
organizations to respect diversity and organizations should
not discriminate its workforce. Along with this,
organizations require to provide employees equal
opportunities in terms of employment and promotion and
offer benefits according to their performance and should

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not bias in this context.

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3. Organisational Policies and Procedures
Policy Directive How does each policy achieve positive impacts in
your workplace?
Policy Directive:
PD2019_018
The NSW Plan for
Healthy Culturally
and Linguistically
Diverse
Communities: 2019-
2023
Ensures that health of employees are ensured through
quality healthcare services. This policy directive
helps employees from diverse culture and linguistic
backgrounds to access healthcare services that are
not culturally responsive, but also safe and of
superior quality as well.
Policy Directive:
PD 2016_053
NSW Health Good
Health - Great Jobs:
Aboriginal
Workforce Strategic
Framework 2016 -
2020
It helps to design a workforce that consists of
Aboriginal people. Along with this, it also provides
strategies regarding how to obtain Aboriginal
workforce and retain them so that they contribute to
organizational success as well.

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4. Research Findings on Diversity
Statistic of interest
and source of
statistic
Why is it of interest?
Only 25% of tech
companies in New
Zealand has equal
number of male and
females in their
leadership roles
Source: MYOB
Although this number is not that significant but it
provides a comprehensive idea regarding how many
companies in New Zealand from tech industry are
considering workplace diversity as organizational
strategy as well.
56% of women are
satisfied with jobs in
tech industry
Source: Tech
Republic
It provides information regarding whether workplace
diversity is enhancing job satisfaction or not.

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Type of Diversity Description
Cultural Employees are from different cultural background
and out of 1000 employees, 500 employees are native
Australian, 200 employees are from Irish background
and 300 employees are from Aboriginal background
as well.
Linguistic 40% of total workforce has their first language
English, 30% workforce have Mandarin as their
official language and other 30% workforce have
various Aboriginal languages as their first language
as well.
Example Observed Summary of evidence
attached for each example
How does this example of
diversity integration meet
the needs of diverse
individuals in your
organisation?
Cultural diversity Staffs from various cultural
backgrounds are interviewed
to identify how cultural
diversity is being
implemented by this
organization.
Major festivals of every
culture is celebrated and
allowances are provided to
employees as well.

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Language diversity Staffs from various cultural
backgrounds are interviewed
to identify how language
diversity is being
implemented by this
organization.
Employees are allowed to
consider their first
language to communicate
within workplace for non-
official communication
among employees as well.
5. Promote and Model inclusive behaviours
Provide equal opportunities to every employees:
Provide equal opportunity to every employee irrespective of their social and cultural
background. It will promote an inclusive behaviour in a workplace which is an
important aspect of a diverse workforce (Risberg and Gottlieb 2019).
Take input from employees of different cultural background:
It shows that organization values every culture and respect diversity in workplace
which is important for diverse workplace and promote inclusivity in workplace as
well.
Celebrate diversity in workplace:
When organization celebrates festivals that is of cultural importance of employees
belonging to that culture, then it motivates employees and it creates an inclusive
workplace where respect is provided to each culture which is an important aspect of
inclusive behaviours in workplace as well.

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5. Engagement Opportunities and Barriers to inclusivity
 Identify and describe 2 potential barriers to inclusivity in your organisation.
Barrier identified Description (how is this a barrier?)
Lack of polices for
modelling behaviour
It affects quality of strategies for inclusive
workplace and also affects implementation of
these strategies as well.
Lack of awareness among
employees regarding
benefits of inclusive
workplace
Lack of coordination among employees from
different cultural and linguistic background
which is required for a diverse workforce that is
effective and efficient as well.
 Identify and describe 2 opportunities for more inclusive workplace engagement.
Opportunities for more
inclusive workplace
engagement
Description of behaviours that support a
more inclusive workplace
Enhancement in
organizational
productivity
Work in coordination with each other and
provide ideas and innovation for identifying
solution to business requirements.
Enhancement in
employee performance
Communicate with each other and learn from
each other through sharing of ideas and

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knowledge as well.
References:
Andrews, H.E., 2016. The Limits of Australian Anti-discrimination Law. Centre for
Independent Studies.
Barak, M.E.M., 2016. Managing diversity: Toward a globally inclusive workplace. Sage
Publications.
Bray, A. and Power, C., 2017. The fair work commission's' new approach'. Precedent
(Sydney, NSW), (141), p.27.
Davis, P.J., Frolova, Y. and Callahan, W., 2016. Workplace diversity management in
Australia. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal.
Myob.com. 2020. [online] Available at: <https://www.myob.com/content/dam/public-
website/docs/misc/myob-women-in-tech-report-2019.pdf> [Accessed 24 March 2020].
Ozgen, C., Nijkamp, P. and Poot, J., 2017. The elusive effects of workplace diversity on
innovation. Papers in Regional Science, 96, pp.S29-S49.
Risberg, A. and Gottlieb, S.S., 2019. Workplace Diversity and Gender in Merger and
Acquisition Research. In Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (pp. 51-63). Emerald Group
Publishing.
Www1.health.nsw.gov.au. 2020. [online] Available at:
<https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/PD2019_018.pdf> [Accessed
24 March 2020].

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Www1.health.nsw.gov.au. 2020. [online] Available at:
<https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/PD2016_053.pdf> [Accessed
24 March 2020].