Work and Diversity Assignment PDF

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Activity 1B
Estimated Time 15-20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to qualify and quantify the sources of
diversity in the industry sector, community and workplace.
Briefly describe the main opportunities for sourcing diversity for your industry
sector. Does this exist in your community or would you need to look at other
sources for suitable skills and attributes?
AX media utilises tools such as Experience Kit to source diverse staffs from
different backgrounds who are more than 45 years of age and this opportunity is
utilised for recruiting such skilled and experienced staffs. Further AX media even
uses opportunities for diverse sourcing like Corporate Champions programme to
hire employees with diverse background where AX media focuses on applying
best of HR practices to recruit competent staffs and offer them monetary support
within this program (Kundu and Mor 2017). Moreover AX Media even utilises
program like Restart programs to source competent people from different
background where subsidised pays are provided to competent resources of over
45 years of age who were on sabbatical.
Another program focused on aboriginal people called Indigenous Cadetship
support is also utilised by AX media as method to source people from diverse
background who belong to different groups like foreign students, migrants etc. All
these sourcing possibilities used by AX media are present in community.
Activity 2A
Estimated Time 45 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to develop and review workplace policies,
procedures and planning in accordance with the scope of diversity.
1. Develop a workplace policy containing a range of procedures in accordance
with the scope of diversity for your organisation.
The workplace policy of AX media can be developed to focus on wide range of
procedures to adhere to possibilities of sourcing diverse resources into the firm
through integration of policies focused on Diversity which can offer people from
different background access of equality at work and opportunities, give then fair
opportunities and treatment at workplace as well as provide them with respect
and dignity at work by considering their talent and not background.
2. Review the workplace policy that you have just developed and make any
changes considered necessary.
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The review of the workplace policy that has been created for AX media after
evaluation presented that their diversity policies needed to be modified further to
make the policy more aligned and detailed as well as accurate to reflect clarity of
guidelines (Pegg and Caddell2016). The change that has been considered as
essential for workplace policies of AX media includes changing policies meant for
equipment and their requisites guidelines, change pertaining to KPI and review
procedure to mark performance and appraisal assessment rules and changes
reflecting guidelines for addressing workplace grievances and conflicts.
Activity 2B
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to establish where diversity integration
meets the needs of the enterprise and diverse persons.
1. How can you establish the diversity integration within the needs of business
and with the diversity of your workforce?
The diversity programs in accordance to business needs and diversity inclusion at
workplace of AX media can be established with keen consideration on primary
areas of business and making them aligned to requirement of tasks, competency
and expectation of staffs (Trittinand Schoeneborn 2017). Further AX media needs
to insure that adequate training programs and resources are made available to
diverse workforce so that they can accommodate to establish diversity integration
within specified funding so as to fulfil business needs.
2. What does diversity management include?
Diversity integration and its management at workplace consist of various aspects
that ranges from assessing the needs of business as well as employees,
developing adequate strategies and implementing them with proper assessment
and updating on timely manner about progress of diversity work plans and
management schedules so that requisites of business projects as well as needs of
each employee is considered during the diversity management initiatives. Also
during the need evaluation process it is needed that availability of workforce,
resource as well as manner the work would be executed along with time plan are
detailed properly for clarity and effective diversity management. These should
even include details of approaches that would be undertaken to integrate
diversity of workforce within firms as well as should include approach to monitor
and control the diversity management procedures and practices at workplace.
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Activity 2C
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to review existing policies, plans and
procedures to identify areas where diversity can achieve positive impact.
1. Briefly describe the policy review process conducted at your place of work.
The policy review procedure that is carried out at AX media consist of assessment
of existing policies followed by identification of shortcoming in those procedures
of review. This helps to interpret the requirement for developing new policies
further at AX media that is supported with detailed feedback and review work
based on existing policies and process of review at AX Media.
2. List three areas where diversity can have a positive impact in the workplace.
The three areas where diversity can have positive implication within AX Media
includes aspects of their workplace culture, team work and coordination and
ample opportunities for learning and development (Clark and Polesello 2017)
Activity 2D
Estimated Time 10 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to monitor and review workplace processes
to guide implementation.
Briefly describe how would you monitor and review your workplace processes
to ensure diversity implementation is successful?
In order to ensure that diversity implementation is successful at workplace of AX
Media it is needed that monitoring and review of workplace process is adequately
and timely executed where it is needed that overall business process of AX Media
are evaluated in accordance with updated policies and process so as to maintain
adequate compliance and success in correspondence to outcomes (Shimeld,
Williams and Shimeld 2017). Moreover AX Media in order to ensure effective
monitoring and review of their workplace procedures needs to develop a detailed
process that specifies clear details that would be followed for identifying the
workplace process and their systems.
Activity 3A
Estimated Time 15-20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to consult with management and teams to
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champion the diversity implementation.
What ways have you, or would you, champion diversity in your workplace or
business industry?
The ways that can be applied by AX Media to master diversity integration and its
management at their workplace and in industry includes focus on facilitating
diversity programs and integration opportunities with help of generalised
practices and initiatives that can support in creating inclusive workplace at AX
Media. It would also include mentoring and supporting employees at work with
help of appropriate modelling and inclusive tactics to shape proper behaviour for
inclusiveness culture at workplace through representation of open thinking
amongst employees and different functions of business (Rhode and Packel 2014).
It would also need to include choice to share feedback in context to diversity
integration and management which would support AX Media in successfully
transiting the change in expectations and needs of diversity.
Activity 3B
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to ensure work teams incorporate diversity
processes into work activity.
1. How can you ensure that work teams incorporate diversity processes into
work activities?
In order to ensure that working team of AX Media incorporates diversity process
into their routine activities it is required that employees at all level are well
informed on changes and expectation of diversity so that all diversity policies and
procedures are executed as desired along with maintaining and disseminating a
detailed working guidelines to employees in order to inform them on respective
policies of work process to be practised to maintain diversity at workplace and
practice appropriate ethics or principles on diversity management with proper
attention at all level during work activities (Byrtek and Dickerson 2013). Apart
from this adequate information on point of contact can be developed to ensure
incorporation of diversity process with complete understanding which can be
further supported with open discussion and response to question or queries as
well as potential concerns to ensure complete interpretation on diversity
procedures and guidelines. Further adequate training and awareness can be
facilitated within AX media to educate employees on diversity process and its
significance so that these are properly adhered to during work activities.
2. How can you provide guidance to your work areas and department
managers to assist in diversity implementation?
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In order to assist on diversity implementation at AX Media it is required that
appropriate guidance on different area of work and departments are provided to
different teams with detailed information on diversity procedure as well as their
implication and relevance at work, community and for business needs are
communicated to ensure proper understanding and guidance (Byrtek and
Dickerson 2013). This will help to enhance diversity integration and management
through understanding on its significance and benefits. Also to assist diversity
implementation AX media can inform on diversity goals, execution procedures
and can give support for appropriate resource materials with clear direction on
strategic approach for work plans ensured for all managers across departments.
Activity 3C
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to establish and enable enterprise and
individual support processes.
1. How can you enable diversity enterprise within your workplace?
In order to enable diversity enterprise within workplace of AX media it is needed
that adequate communication and openness culture is practiced within workplace
to ensure diversity inclusion at all levels amongst the employees (Malik, Lenka
and Sahoo 2018).Also benefits and significance of diversity integration and its
management should be informed and communicated to all employees so that AX
media can encourage strong diversity inclusion with strong demonstration of
standards that can be reflected through their perspectives and considerations. All
these initiatives and practices would support diversity enterprise at AX Media.
2. What support processes could you use at your place of work for diversity
integration?
In order to ensure diversity integration at AX Media the support processes that
would be utilised at their place of work includes focus on mentoring and
awareness programs such as Buddy initiatives that will ensure that employees
from different level and background engage in open discussion and interaction
with others at AX media and this will support the needs of diverse workforce. Also
flexibility of work can be provided to support diversity integration with
arrangement of specific touchpoint like managers for employees with diverse
background where they can talk and open up freely on their concerns and get
useful guidance and information from buddy managers which would help to
ensure adequate diversity inclusion at AX Media. Also under Buddy initiatives the
managers can offer career guidance and work plans for employee belonging to
diverse backgrounds as well as can arrange for networking and social activities to
encourage their participation and familiarity with other at work.
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Activity 3D
Estimated Time 15 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to provide for training and coaching in
diversity implementation and promote and model inclusive behaviours.
1. Identify five types of diversity training that could be successfully
implemented within your organisation.
The diversity training that can be implemented within AX Media can include
awareness training on diversity laws, procedures and programs so that associated
concerns and requisites can be fulfilled. Other training forms that can be
conducted at AX media includes training on new language to ease understanding
of some common language terms for people with diverse background to build
familiarity with others as well as at work activities with understanding of new
language (Malik, Lenka and Sahoo 2018).Moreover training on culture adaptation
and team work as well as training that facilitates workplace inclusivity, coaching
and mentoring can be arranged for successful implementation of diversity within
AX Media.
2. How can you show inclusive behaviour in the workplace?
Inclusive behaviour can be demonstrated at AX Media through use of appropriate
interaction process between different people at all levels along with approach
meant to recognise and acknowledge efforts of others at workplace. These
practices and behaviour will demonstrate mutual respect to encourage diverse
workforce integration at AX media. Also it is required that people from all
backgrounds need to be cautious while communicating at workplace so that
sentiments of people from diverse background are respected. Moreover it is
needed that AX media’s management look for capabilities and characteristics of
their workforce while evaluating work performance and not consider
distinctiveness of background so that all people are included equally as per talent
and competency and are given proper acceptance irrespective of difference in
background. Also it is needed that people demonstrate open understanding and
tolerant behaviour at workplace so as to promote inclusive behaviour at AX
Media. This will help to encourage people from diverse background and will
inspire them to apply for potential opportunities of work at AX Media where
hiring and selection would be focused on appropriate competency and expertise
irrespective of difference in background and this will help to develop confidence
in staffs and will ensure respecting their confidentially thus creating a safe and
inclusive place at AX Media where diverse workforce can freely work and take
actions.
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Activity 4A
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to conduct regular reviews of diversity
integration with relevant persons and evaluate workplace diversity against
workplace policies, procedures and planning objectives and identify and
recommended improvements to diversity integration.
1. Why should you review diversity implementation in the workplace?
Diversity implementation at AX Media should be reviewed to insure adequate
diversity inclusion and management of appropriate practices and procedures that
would support in meeting needs of diverse workforce as well as would help to
resolve their concerns (Malik, Lenka and Sahoo 2018).These reviews will further
help management of AX Media to reassess their existing work policies to ensure
proper interpretation among their workforce so that they would adhere to
diversity integration with expected behaviour and desired outcomes.
2. Give four examples of relevant persons who you may collaborate with when
carrying out reviews of diversity integration.
While conducting review for diversity integration at AX Media it is required that
people from senior executive teams such as Board of Directors, Executives, Senior
managers of different department, Team leaders and employees representatives
are included to ensure collaboration while doing review of diversity programs.
3. How may you evaluate your diversity implementation?
Diversity implementation at AX Media will be evaluated by overseeing whether
their existing procedures and workplace policies are appropriately executed and
met with compliance guidelines. Also Malik, Lenka and Sahoo (2018) states that
employees feedback need to be collected to ensure and evaluate whether they
are practising and accommodating to new policies or not and will also find out
whether the policy clearly illustrates and defines correct procedures and
understanding levels with visible improvement in employees and their behaviour
at all levels to ensure diversity implementations.
4. How would you make your recommendations to your organisation for
making further changes to diversity implementation?
To make further change in to their diversity implementation procedures it is
recommended that AX Media incorporates adequate evidences and
documentation into their existing process so as to insure attainment of desirable
outcomes during and after the review assessment of diversity procedures.
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