From today you can include a diversity information to your graduate-jobs.com - it's private.
Why do we collect Diversity information?
graduate-jobs.com
monitors its diversity information which is based on UK equality
legislation (Equality Act 2010). Under the act it is unlawful to
discriminate against people at work because of the following
characteristics:
- age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
• race
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation
To stay within the law, promote equality, fairness and prevent discrimination, employers have a policies in place so that individuals understand what is expected of them and the equality standards the organisation strives to achieve. In order to ensure transparency graduate-jobs.com monitors diversity to ensure employers who use the service can ensure their policy initiatives are being upheld and delivered.
Why is Diversity important in the workplace?
Understanding
diversity and having a diverse workforce can lead to wider business
benefits. According to The Chartered Management Institute (Delivering
Diversity 2017) benefits include:
1) Better problem solving & Decision Making
When groups of
different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, and different
perspectives come together, everyone shares a slightly different
approach to the job and the problem at hand...you’ll tend to come out
the other side with better ideas.
2) Increased Creativity & Innovation
In the same vein
employees from diverse backgrounds will bring diverse solutions.
Sameness breeds more sameness.
3) Better Employer Engagement
Employers who support a policy of diversity and inclusion are better equipped to create a working environment where employees feel they can be themselves, not feel the pressure to conform to a homogeneous culture. If you feel included it’s more likely you'll be engaged at work. Simple.
Diversity and graduate-jobs.com
Employers who partner with
graduate-jobs.com monitor diversity to ensure they benefit from the
positive effects of a diverse workforce - additionally are able to
contact particular groups with specific events and initiatives. No-one
is obliged to answer monitoring questions and the information gathered
is strictly confidential.
We have the opportunity to help drive change and contribute to a more open, diverse, tolerant, fair and inclusive society - who wouldn't want that?
Contribute your diversity profile.
https://www.graduate-jobs.com/account/diversity
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