Managing Diversity in Workplace Assignment 2022

MANAGING DIVERSITY IN WORKPLACE
Name Of the Student: Duong Thi Minh Anh
Student ID: 20060666

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The assignment is the work outcome of the detailed study of discrimination laws in Australia and
their recognition and enforcement. The thesis mainly deals about all the laws, which prohibits
discrimination, and in detail study to bring out their objectives and aims.
The assignment further deals with diversity and its implication in the workplace with
self- reflective analysis as a Diversity Team manager. The thesis aims to focus on the factors
affecting diversity and its implication including the enforcement of laws and workplace policy.
Lastly, the thesis ends with a self-reflective essay about personal attributes and its impact
on workplace diversity.

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INTRODUCTION:
There are various laws in Australia, which deals discrimination and its prohibition at the
nationwide scale. However, discrimination is also prohibited at international level by the United
nations through Conventions, Treaties and other Regulations as Human Rights. The National and
International law are subject to recognition of Human Rights and laws prohibiting discrimination
is recognised and enforced as the basic human right of any person.
PART A
1. Diversity
Diversity means a specific fact comprising of a variety of things or people. Diversity also
means mix of races or culture or traditions to be included under a single range of race, culture or
tradition. It means that the culture and tradition is mixed with each other where all the varieties
and types of cultures are living together within a single society with diversity and equal
competency.
2. Equal Opportunity Act 2010
Equal Opportunities Act 2010 aims to identify and eliminate discrimination, sexual
harassment and victimization with promotion of grounds for equality. The objective of the Act is
to promote equal opportunities for work to all the employees irrespective of the illegalities
propositioned in law.
3.
a) Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 is a national institution which identifies
discrimination on various grounds of caste, colour, sex, breastfeeding, care status, pregnancy,
criminal record, trade union and so on in the places of employment or occupation. The National

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Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2004 was conducted by the Commission under
this Act.
b) Racial Discrimination Act 1975:
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 deals with racism. It aims to protect people from unfair
treatment on grounds of racism and promote equality among people from different backgrounds.
Section 15 of the Act states that the law prohibit any racial discrimination in employment
including the process of seeking employment, training, promotion and the entire course of
employment (Wotton vs. Queensland (No 5) (2016) FCA 1457).
c) Disability Discrimination Act 1992:
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 prohibits discrimination among people on grounds of
disability in places of employment, education, and other contexts. In Macquire vs. Sydeny
Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games 2000 it was held by the court that a website
should be made accessible to a visually impaired person, not infringing his or her right to
equality.
d) Sex Discrimination Act 1984:
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 recognizes and enforces Australia’s international human
rights obligations and propagates equality among people irrespective of their sex. Section 7AA
of the Act explains that no woman should be discriminated on the grounds of nursing and
breastfeeding her child.
e) Age Discrimination Act 2004:
Age Discrimination Act 2004 prohibits discrimination among people on the basis of their
age in areas of employment, education, accommodation and others. However, exceptions are laid
down for religious and charitable organizations, including those of positive discrimination
(Keech vs. Metropolitan Health service [2010] FCA 1332).