BSBTWK501 Lead Diversity and Inclusion Project Portfolio

This project portfolio covers the review of diversity requirements and diversity policy, fostering respect for diversity in the work team, promoting benefits of diversity to clients, and more. It includes legislative, regulatory, and code of practice requirements, workplace policies and procedures, staff engagement survey, diversity challenges and training needs, and more.

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Section 1: Review diversity requirements and Diversity Policy 3
Section 2: Foster respect for diversity in your work team 10
Section 3: Promote benefits of diversity to clients 13
STUDENT VERSION
BSBTWK501
LEAD
DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION

Student name:
Assessor:
Date:
Workplace this
assessment is based
on:
Chosen work area:
Organisational goals:

Section 1: Review diversity requirements and
Diversity Policy
Complete the table to describe the legislative, regulatory and code of practice
requirements associated with diversity as it applies to your organisation.
Note: Your answer for each row in the table should include at least one legislation, one regulation or
one code of practice. Across all the rows, you must have included legislation, regulations AND codes of
practice.
Legislation, Regulations
or Codes of Practice
for:
Summary:
(summarise at least one legislation, one regulation or one code of
practice)
Age discrimination The Age Discrimination Act 2004 provides for the provision related to the
prevention of discrimination between the employees of the company. It explains
about the grounds on which basis the discrimination cannot take place in an
organization.
Disability discrimination The Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment
Act 2009 prevents the discrimination on the basis of the physical and mental
disability.
Racial discrimination It is governed by the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. this has reduced the
inequality between the individuals on the basis of races in the country.
Sex discrimination Sex Discrimination Act 1984 is the legislation that provides about the provisions
related to the sex discrimination in an organization.
Human rights Human Rights Commission provides for the basic human rights to the individuals
residing in a country.
Equal opportunity The Equal Opportunity Act 2010 gives for the equality of the individuals who are
working in an organization.

Complete the table to describe workplace policies and procedures associated with diversity.
Summarise your
organisation’s existing
Diversity Policy
Discuss the key features of
the policy.
Attach proof of the policy and
procedure to this section of
the portfolio.
The Diversity Policy was framed to promote equality,
diversity as well as inclusion within the Law Council for
those of all ages, colors, race, ethnic or national origins,
sexual orientation, marital and parental status, physical
impairment, disability and religious beliefs.
Arrangement who are wishing to establish a diversity policy
are invited to use the ideas contained in this Policy and
modify them to suit the individual character of the
organization.
The key features includes the recruitment and hiring of the
employees belonging to different caste and religion who would
work in the same organization.
Summarise any other policies
and procedures in your
organisation that address:
 complaints procedures
 protocols governing
communication with
clients and co-workers providing
feedback on
existing policies
and procedures.
Attach proof of the policy and
procedure to this section of
the portfolio (if different to the
Diversity Policy).
The other policy includes the safety policy for the employees
of the company. In this, all the employees are insured with a
decent amount if any type of mis happening held to them
during their job span in the respective organization.
The feed back on this policy is generally positive from the side
of the employees. This is because it is being protecting the
employees from such hardship faced by them in the
organization.

Complete the table to assess your organisation’s Diversity Policy.
How does the policy apply to
your work area?
The work in the company is slightly risky. This is because of
the use of heavy machines in the organization. So, the safety
policy is very effective in this way. It has provided for the
compensation to the employees for any of the hardships that
has happened to them in the organization.
Does the policy consider
legislative, regulatory and
code of practice
requirements?
Yes, the policy has considered all the code of practice as well
as the regulations and the legislation of the country Australia.

Does the policy follow
current best-practice
recommendations (i.e. is
the policy current?).
Yes, it too follows all the necessary current recommendations
for the policy of the country.
Is the policy achieving the
desired results (i.e. what is
the efficacy of the policy)?
Yes, the policy is very efficient for the employees who are
being working in the organization. This is because the policy is
very effectual with respect to the hardships that is faced at the
time of operations in the organization. It has saved many
employees by compensating them on time.
Suggested improvement (at
least three)
Include: at least one improvement to
protocols governing
communication to:
o clients
o co-workers. at least one improvement to
improve awareness of
challenges experienced by
individuals from diverse
groups in the work team. at least one improvement to
align the policy with
legislative, regulatory, code
The improvement includes that the amount of the compensation should be
increased in the present policy. This is because the rate of inflation is
increasing day by day in the country. Moreover, more awareness should be
provided to the present employees of the company with respect to the safety
policy of the company.

of practice or best practice
requirements.

Complete the table to summarise the Diversity Policy improvement feedback and
suggestions provided to a superior.
Description of superior
Who will you meet with?
Describe their diverse
background.
I will meet to the human resource manager of the respective
company. The manger has ten years experience in the field of
human resource. Along with this, he is also responsible to
make the policies relate to the employees of the company as
per the legislation of the country.
Communication protocols
What communication protocols
will you follow to consider their
diverse background?
I will act professionally with the human resource manger. Along with this, I
would be humble all the time while discussing with the manger. I would
also write the important points.
Meeting summary
What input did the superior
provide?
What did you negotiate?
What final improvements will be
included in the Diversity Policy?
If not already viewed in person by
your assessor, provide proof of
your meeting to this section of
your portfolio (e.g., video
recording).
The superior provide a brief about the present policies of the country. In
addition to this, he has also specified the various rules that is to be followed
by them. I negotiated that there should be change in the amount of
compensation given to the employees as per the safety policy of the
company. The final improvements are that the certain amount would be
increased in the compensation amount of the policy of security.

Revise Diversity Policy
Attach your revised Diversity
Policy to this section of the
portfolio.
Highlight the changes (e.g. using
a different font colour or a
highlighting tool).
Attach: Original Diversity Policy ☐
Meeting with superior (if relevant) ☐
Revised Diversity Policy ☐

Section 2: Foster respect for diversity in your work
team
Complete the table to determine the benefit of diversity on your work area.
Research benefits and
competitive advantage of
diverse workforces
What are the benefits of having a
diverse workforce (at least three)?
What competitive advantages will a
diverse workforce provide (at least
two)?
Attach proof of at least two sources
of written information for your
research.
Foster Innovation in the respective Company
Innovation stems from the capability to approach an issue
and find solutions from different perspectives.
Increase Sales as well as Revenue
It would attract and Retain Talent. A diverse work is
necessary for organizations that are looking to attract and
retain talent. Empower and Engage Your Employees
Create a staff engagement
survey to establish the benefit
of a diverse workforce
Use any appropriate tool (such as
survey monkey) to create the survey.
Ask questions (at least five) that
establish the benefit of working with
diverse people and identify who the
diversity champions are.
Attach proof of your survey to this
section of your portfolio.
Survey questions-
1. Is diversity necessary in an organization?
2. What are the benefits of diversity?
3. Is it aid in increasing the productivity of the business
4. does it help in enhancing the growth of the business?

Complete the table to address diversity challenges and training needs.
Summarise the training needs in
your work area to promote
respect for personal interactions
between people with diverse
backgrounds
What are the challenges faced by
those with diverse backgrounds?
Identify staff struggling to work with
diversity.
How does your revised Diversity
Policy apply to each situation?
The persons working in an organization should be trained
in an effectual way in order to increase the diversity in the
country. It should also provide for the importance of
diversity in an organization at the time of training to the
employees of the company.
Create a factsheet relevant to
your work area
Include: benefits a diverse workforce the competitive advantage a
diverse workforce link to your staff engagement
survey diversity challenges faced links to YouTube video clips that
roleplay respectful interaction
between diverse people.
Attach proof of your factsheet to this
section of your portfolio.
There are various benefits of diversity in an organization. This would
include that the employees would feel motivated when they work with
people who belong to different religion and caste in an organization. It
would also wider their mindset and knowledge.

Draft an email to send your
fact sheet to relevant staff
Attach your draft email to this section
of your portfolio.
To HR Manager [e-mail]
From [e-mail]
Attachment-
Address diversity complaint
How will you address the complaint
according to your organisation’s
policy and procedures?
Attach proof of how you addressed
the complaint (e.g. draft email) to this
section of your portfolio.
I would address the complaint by the keeping all the basics in the
mind. I would try my best to increase the diversity in an organization
because of its benefits.
Attach: Sources of written information (proof) ☐
Survey developed ☐
Factsheet ☐
Draft email to staff ☐
Proof of how you addressed the complaint ☐

Section 3: Promote benefits of diversity to clients
Write an article to be published in a media publication (e.g. magazine, external website
etc.) that promotes your organisation’s workforce diversity.
Article title:
Introduction
Provide a description of: your organisation
 the diverse team you lead.
A iron and steel company is selected for this report. I lead
the team of back office operations. There are 50 members in
the team who are being involved in the operations of the
company.
Main points
Discuss the benefits of a diverse
workforce provided for your
organisation.
Promote the currency and efficacy
of your Diversity Policy.
Provide an example of how
communication protocols to clients
have been adapted to consider
their diversity.
The efficacy includes that there are various key points.
These are that the main benefits of diversity to the
organization. This has increased the knowledge and skills of
the workers who are involved in the organization. The
clients has used efficient communication skills while
communicating with the manger of the company.

Conclusion
Write one or two sentences to
summarise your article.
The article concludes about the importance of the diversity
policy in the organization.
Draft an email to refer a client
to the article
Assume that the client, Alicia Allan,
is a married woman who values the
acknowledgement of her marriage
in her salutation (i.e. ‘Mrs’ rather
than ‘Ms’).
Attach your draft email to this
section of the portfolio.
To: HR manger [e-mail]
From: [e-mail]
Attachment
Attach:
Draft email to client
References
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Ghosh, R. (2018). Multiculturalism in a comparative perspective: Australia, Canada and India. Canadian Ethnic
Studies, 50(1), 15-36.
Campbell, B., & Thornhill, M. (2022). 'Sex discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021'-a
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