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Workforce Diversity and Management

   

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LEAD A DIVERSE WORKFORCE
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4TASK 3............................................................................................................................................51 Identify the dimensions of workforce diversity.......................................................................52 Factor diversity into team plans...............................................................................................63 Engage with diverse workforce................................................................................................74 Support and encourage diverse workforce members...............................................................8CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTIONDiverse workforce is the most required factor in present scenario. There are severalorganizations who are working on work diversity. For the same, the organization requires haveleaders who can manage the diverse workforce. The present report is going to depict the purposeof commonwealth and state legislation regulations. In addition to this, the document also consistof certain scenario which are being discussed Magurran, 2013).TASK 1Q.1The main purpose of commonwealth and state legislation and regulation is to safeguardpeople form various discriminations. In addition to this, the motive is to maintain equality amongthe employees at workplace. Q.21 In this scenario, Voula is being directly discriminated by the interviewer because she is strongenough to manage her architecture course and her husband. Here, equal opportunity act willsafeguard her from direct discrimination. 2 In this scenario, Mei is directly discriminated on the basis of gender. The interviewer saidbeing a mother she wont be able to handle the position of personal assistant. Here also equalopportunity act will remain useful to safeguard her position.3 As per the case study, Susan is indirectly discriminated by her employer because being amother she has to be with her child. Here, affirmative action act will be helpful for her whichwill save her form indirect discrimination (Mertens, 2014).4 This is also a case of direct discrimination because Clare is ready to compensate her time byworking extra hours which is not acceptable by the supervisor. Here, equal opportunity act 1984will remain useful for Clare.5 This is also a case of direct discrimination because first the manager did not respond well. Inaddition to this, she has been discriminated on the basis of affirmative action. Because she wasunable to come due to child.Q.3 There are different business policy and procedures relevant to diversity in the workplacethat are given below.Recruitment and selection procedure1
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Equal opportunity policyDignity at workHeath and safety policyCode of conduct Annual leaves including public holidays Statutory rules on retirementPay and pension related information to the employees. Q.4in workplace, the groups can be formed on the basis of gender, race, culture, age etc.Whereas, in case of gender people of same gender prefer to be in a group at workplace which canaffect the work. In addition to this, groups can also be formed on the basis of people with sameculture. This can result into affecting the work at the organization (Heyer, Donnelly, Foster andMcdiarmid, 2014).Q.5There are different strategies, tools and techniques that can be adopted by theorganization for diverse workforce which are stated below.Workforce planningChange managementRecruitmentCompetenciesLearning and developmentLeadershipemployment engagementEmployment attractivenesssatisfaction with serviceQ.6There are different positive and negative impacts of race, gender, form of workengagement and flexible work arrangement on workforce engagement. The positive impact isthat considering all these factors will assist employees to gain trust factor towards theorganization. In context to this, flexible work arrangement will help the employees to make a2
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