Equal Opportunities for Managers

Equal Opportunities for Managers

Having an awareness of Equal Opportunities legislation can prevent a business facing an expensive/newsworthy appearance in court on a charge of discrimination! As a manager you have an additional responsibility to ensure your team follows best practice principles in relation to equal opportunities.

The aim of this one-day workshop is to promote cooperative working relationships within an organisation.

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• Explain the difference between diversity and equal opportunities
• Identify discrimination and how it works
• Increase their awareness of equal opportunities legislation
• Understand the moral & business case for equality of opportunity
• Increase awareness of their own, and others', attitudes towards equality issues
• List the benefits of equal opportunities in the workplace
• Understand their rights and responsibilities as a manager in relation to equal opportunities
• Explain how to develop a working environment free from harassment
• Compile an action plan to implement their individual learning points from the workshop

A highly participative day of short tutor inputs, group sessions and individual work, which provides participants with an opportunity to explore equal opportunities issues that managers may face at work.