Benefits of Diversity and Equality in the Workplace

This presentation explores the benefits of diversity and equality in the workplace. It discusses topics such as increased exposure to different kinds of people, job promotion and employee development, conflict reduction and resolution, and economic empowerment of marginalized workers. It also highlights the importance of equality in terms of opportunity, time, reputation, lawsuit protection, and contribution. References are provided for further reading.

BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY IN
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Topics discussed
 Diversity
 Increased Exposure to Different Kinds of People
 Job Promotion and Employee Development
 Business Reputation Enhancement
 Conflict Reduction and Resolution
 Economic Empowerment of Marginalized Workers
 Mutual Respect Among Employees

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 Equality
 Time
 Reputation
 Lawsuit Protection
 Contribution
 Opportunity

Diversity
 Employees gain mutual respect
• Employees understand the many talents and strengths brought about by
diversity.
• Employees gain respect for the performance and contribution of their
colleagues.

 Marginalized workers are economically empowered
- People are able to find jobs thus earn salaries that match their skills.
- There is use of talents and more money is circulated thus boosting
the economy.

 Conflict is resolved and reduced
- diversity allows employees to work with other people thus acknowledging
others’ differences (Angeline, 2011).
- Respect among co-workers reduces the potential of conflict occurring.
 Enhancement of the reputation of business.
- Leads to opportunities for workers and more profits.

 Employee development and job promotion
- Global marketplaces give employees a chance of building global profit
centers (Ilmakunnas & Ilmakunnas, 2011).
- Employees willing to work in a multinational business may find new and
challenging jobs.

 Increased Exposure to Different Kinds of People
- Workers do jobs in conjunction with co-workers who have different attitude
that varies from their own.
- Workers from the traditional generation learn new technology.

Equality
 Opportunity
- Equality at works results to employees having similar chances of growing
in their career and developing their skills.
- Important when managing employees and selecting leaders.
 Time
- Human resource managers have a large pool of employees to choose from
hence saving recruitment time as there are many people capable of doing the job.

 Reputation
- Companies that uphold reputation are capable of showing their compliance
and beliefs to the public which improves reputation (Clarke, 2011).
 Protection against lawsuits
- While not entirely preventable, equality ensures that workers are protected
against local, state and federal regulations.

 Contribution
- ensures that employees can contribute to the organization in different ways.
E.g. An accountant who has some training in procurement may eventually move to
the stores department.

References
Angeline, T. (2011). Managing generational diversity at the workplace: expectations
and perceptions of different generations of employees. African Journal of Business
Management, 5(2), 249-255.
Clarke, J. A. (2011). Beyond Equality-Against the Universal Turn in Workplace
Protections. INd. lJ, 86, 1219.
Ilmakunnas, P., & Ilmakunnas, S. (2011). Diversity at the workplace: whom does it
benefit?. De Economist, 159(2), 223-255.