The Assignment on Analysis of Workforce Diversity

Running head: ANALYSIS OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
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