Analysis of Telstra's Diversity Initiatives and Workplace Challenges

This report analyzes Telstra's approach to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It explores the company's initiatives, including policies, practices, and challenges related to gender equality, recruitment, and flexible working arrangements. The report examines the company's background, diversity policies, and the implementation of these policies. It also evaluates the effectiveness of these initiatives and offers recommendations for improvement, including the use of competitive analysis to benchmark Telstra's efforts. The report includes references to academic sources and provides a comprehensive overview of the issues faced by the company in relation to diversity and inclusion. The report also highlights the importance of creating an inclusive workplace and the benefits of such an environment.

Diversity at the
workplace

 Diversity is the way of understanding of
each individual is different.
 Issues related to diversity face by an
organization
 Various initiatives taken by Telstra for
opposing diversity.
Introduction

 Telstra communication company employs
many people for operating business
activities.
 Various diversity issues are faced by the
company
Company background

 Policies for diversity and inclusion
 Practices for flexibility and fairness
 encourage people to be active champions of
inclusion and equality
 Offer the positive rewards to people for
promoting diverse culture
Diversity Initiatives

 Secondary data collection method is
considered
 Online and offline sources
 Sources are books, company websites and
Journals
 Conceptual information is collected
Data Collection

 organization provide more opportunity to
the women as compared to the male
 Growth opportunity
 Flexible way of working in different roles
 new recruitment equality procredure
 Hiring disability candidates
Critique of the diversity
initiatives

 Evaluation of past initiatives
 Updating the policies as per the trend
 Must use the competitive analysis method
Recommendations

 Grosser, K. and Moon, J., 2005. Gender mainstreaming and
corporate social responsibility: Reporting workplace
issues. Journal of business ethics, 62(4), pp.327-340.
 Konrad, A.M., 2003. Special issue introduction: Defining the
domain of workplace diversity scholarship. Group & Organization
Management, 28(1), pp.4-17.
 Ntim, C.G., 2015. Board diversity and organizational valuation:
unraveling the effects of ethnicity and gender. Journal of
Management & Governance, 19(1), pp.167-195.
 Patrick, H. A., & Kumar, V. R. (2012). Managing workplace
diversity: Issues and challenges. Sage Open, 2(2),
2158244012444615.
 Rhoads, R.A., 2016. Student activism, diversity, and the struggle
for a just society. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 9(3),
p.189.
References