Transcript Drugs Awareness

Lesson Objectives
 To explore the issue of equality and diversity
in the work place
 To guide you to sources of information on
equality and diversity in the workplace
What is discrimination?
The Oxford English Dictionary defines discrimination as:
1.The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories
of people or things, esp. on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
2.Recognition and understanding of the difference between
one thing and another.
Activity 1
 How many types of people are protected by law from
discrimination in the workplace?
 Make a note of as many as you can
 Who is protected from discrimination at work?
 The 2010 Equality Act has the following ‘Protected Characteristics’ –
which means that you cannot discriminate against an individual on the
following grounds:
 Age
 Disability
 Gender reassignment
 Marriage and civil partnership
 Race
 Religion or belief
 Sex
 Sexual orientation
 Pregnancy
Activity 2:Think about your workplace
Q. Do you think your workplace has a workforce
that reflects the population in the area in which
it is located?
The Sports Turf Industry
 It is a fact that the sports turf industry workforce in this
country is on the whole white and male.
 This might be excused in some terms by the general
population been white in many areas where golf courses
and sports grounds are located. However in many areas the
population is far more diverse than the work force.
 Also the general population is pretty well 50/50 male
female, so we should expect to see a far larger population
of female workers in the industry.
Activity 2:Now think why it might be that there is
an unbalance in the work force?
List 3 reasons why you think this might be the
case.
Common misconceptions
Did your list include any of these?
 Women don’t want to work in this industry
 A lot of ethnic minorities see working outdoors as a job to move
away from
 This sort of work requires you to be fit and strong so older people are less able
to do it
These are common assumptions that are not based on any facts. This is the
base of most discriminatory behaviour i.e. it’s the labels and associations we
give to people with out any clear evidence other than perhaps they are different
from us in some way.
Challenging Viewpoints:
1. Women do not make good greenkeepers
Tracey Holliday, Golf Course Superintendent
at Sterling Farm’s Golf Course
2. Disabled people can’t really do this sort of work
Douglas Balder WW2 Fighter Ace (despite loss of both
legs)
3. Not many gay people work in the industry so its not
really a big Issue
 One in 16 people is homosexual-figures compiled by the Government.
 Six per cent of the population - about 3.6 million people - are gay or
lesbian
Dealing with discrimination in the
workplace
Much discrimination in the workplace can arise by the actions of the
people who work in it. Often things that are seen as normal practice can
be highly offensive and discriminate against others
For example, an all male team have glamour calendars in the workshop;
they don’t see it as problem as “we are all lads here”.
However any female coming for a job interview being shown around may
well find the pictures intimidating and offensive towards women.
But our jokes are only a bit of fun!
The use of language can also be discriminatory, jokes
about being gay etc. will serve to isolate members of staff
who are gay but are not open about it.
What can you do to help avoid
discrimination?
 Read workplace policies and make sure you understand them and ask
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questions if you don’t
Request that a formal complaints process be put in place
Ask for policies to be displayed at work
Discuss the policies at staff meetings
Act promptly if you’re offended by someone’s repeated behaviour
Make sure you don’t harass or discriminate against others
Challenge the behaviour of others
Do not join in with behaviour you feel is discriminatory
Support others you see being discriminated against
Further information and advice
If you have a question regarding equality and diversity the
first place to ask is at you workplace by using the line manager
system.
However if you have real concerns about E+D at your
workplace you can discuss the issue with your tutor or
assessor or contact the work based learning department at
the college 01727 737000 and ask for the work based team.
The following slides are a guide to some of the help lines and
legalisation concerning E+D in the workplace
Activity 3: Finding out more about E+D
The Equality act 2010
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
Citizens advice bureau
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/discrimination_e/discrimination_di
scrimination_at_work_e.htm
Advice on bullying
http://www.bullying.co.uk/advice/workplace-bullying?gclid=CJCGZiG_rMCFSHHtAodrHMA3A
Discrimination on sexual orientation (advice for LGBTs)
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/what_we_do/3435.asp?gclid=CJ2V9tG_rMCFaTKtAodE3QAUA
Equality and human rights commission advice
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/advice-and-guidance/guidance-forworkers/what-to-do-if-you-believe-youve-been-discriminated-against/
Sex discrimination in the workplace
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/advice-and-guidance/yourrights/gender/sex-discrimination-your-rights-at-work/
Advice on age discrimination in the workplace
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/work-and-learning/discrimination-andrights/?gclid=CNubkMmH_rMCFebLtAodTWgAqw
 Disability rights in the workplace
https://www.gov.uk/rights-disabled-person/employment
Advice on pregnancy discrimination (mother and partner)
http://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/
Advice on racial discrimination in the workplace
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/discrimination_e/discrimination_di
scrimination_because_of_race_religion_or_belief_e/taking_action_about_rac
e_discrimination.htm