It's Not Just You: Discrimination in the Workplace
Discrimination in the workplace has the potential to ruin a company’s reputation. Whether it’s a Fortune 500 company or a small business, it is important for both employers and employees to identify workplace discrimination in order to learn how to avoid it. Discrimination can come in many different forms. An employee can be discriminated based on their age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disabilities etc. While completely eliminating it can be a challenge, here are several steps on how to minimize the risk of workplace discrimination.
Develop a Clear No Discrimination Policy
This can be laid out in an employee handbook or fully explained to an employee during a training session. Making it clear where a company stands when it comes to discrimination can rid any ambiguity about it in the workplace. Wording a discrimination policy can be tricky, and it might help to speak to an attorney before creating one.
Encourage Workers to Respect Each Other’s Differences
This can be done in a formal setting like a training session, or it can be as informal as a company-wide email. Letting everyone know that they should be respectful towards everyone in the workplace can minimize discrimination.
It’s Not Just You
A lot of times employees might feel they are the only ones being discriminated against in the office. Letting everyone know that anyone can be a potential discrimination victim, and then investigating all complaints or evidence of inappropriate behavior, can create an environment where all employees feel comfortable.
Enforce the Rules
Making sure all cases of discrimination are properly handled, and all parties guilty of discriminating are punished accordingly, can prevent future cases of discrimination from occurring.
Stick to Job Requirements and Skills
When assessing your fellow co-workers and peers, try to eliminate any bias that does not pertain to the task at hand. Any factors involving sex, race, gender etc. should not have any impact when assessing the ability to complete a job. Practicing this and encouraging others to do the same will decrease the likelihood of workplace discrimination.
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The materials available on this page are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. If you still have questions about potential discrimination in your workplace, it would be best for to contact an attorney to obtain advice with respect to any issue or problem. Use and access to this website or any of the links contained within the site do not create an attorney-client relationship.
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Sources Used: https://www.healthandsafetyhandbook.com.au/8-ways-to-prevent-discrimination-in-your-workplace/
https://www.justifacts.com/resources/5-ways-to-reduce-workplace-discrimination/