BThere Overcoming employment barriers

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B-ThereOvercoming employment barriers

• Freda Shafi
• The Creativity Centre Ltd

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The toolkits

• Benefit from diversity
• an employers guide
• How to get the job you deserve
• a guide for job seekers
• Promoting diversity in employment
• an intermediaries guide

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The employers guide

• Managing diversity entails having
• an organisational culture that values diversity
• systems and practices which encourage and support
  diversity

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The employers guide

• Benefits of diversity include
• access to a wider pool of talent
• greater range of skills and experience
• broader customer base
• better reputation in the community
• respect for other cultures, beliefs, etc.

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The employers guide

• Typical diversity goals include
• representative workforce
• workforce that reflects customer base
• workplace free from harassment
• equitable recruitment and selection

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The employers guide

• Managing diversity in action
• monitoring implementation of policy
• encouraging diversity in the supply chain
• improving recruitment and selection processes
• participation in community affairs
• tackling specific employment barriers

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The employers guide

• Problems still need to be addressed in some
  organisations, for instance
• lack of mutual understanding between employers
  and job seekers
• failure of organisation to gain the trust of the
  local community

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