Manage and Promote Diversity in the Workplace

Running Head: Manage and Promote Diversity
Manage and Promote Diversity

Manage and Promote Diversity 1
Diversity Definition: It can be defined as the differences in the identification of the features
within the group like age, gender, physical abilities, background, intelligence, mental health etc.
Rationale behind the diversity policy is that it benefits in a few ways. They are:
 The employers get the access to the new labor and they can attract as well as retain good
quality people from different backgrounds.
 The labor shortages are solved.
 The firm image is increased and the reputation is also grown.
 The firm can be recognized internationally and can also achieve awards.
 It could benefit in new innovation and creativity which leads to the products which are
new and gives an opening to the market share.
 The opportunities of marketing are increased via accommodation the simple demands of
the customers who are from diverse backgrounds.
Values and Principles
Values: There are five values of diversity policy. They are:
 Impartiality
 Commitment to service
 Accountable
 Respectful
 Ethical (Patrick & Kumar, 2012)
Principles: The Australian commission is committed to principles at the work place diversity and
equality in the employment which includes remembering, respecting and valuing the differences
in the individuals like,
 Gender
 Age
 Ethnicity
 Disability
 Religious faiths
 Language