Member Price: £120 + VAT
Non-Member Price: £160 + VAT
Duration: 1/2 Day

Summary

The workshop is designed to be an interactive and informative session to equip all employees from junior members of staff, members of the management team and board level positions with an overview of the Equality Act 2010 legislation and best practice tips to prevent discrimination. It will aim to help participants to understand their responsibilities within the Act from a practical approach and HR perspective. The workshop will comprise presentation style training combined with practical exercises based on experience and, time permitting, case studies to promote transfer of learning.

Workshop objectives

To give participants an overall knowledge and awareness of the issues around workplace discrimination and protecting the organisation against claims with good practice, workable steps. The workshop will focus on:

• Employee rights and entitlements
• Employer responsibilities and accountabilities.

Outcomes

At the end of the workshop participants will:

• Know the 9 protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010
• Understand the key definitions of discrimination, harassment and victimisation under the act
• Understand key impacts of the Act on employment
• Understand what unconscious bias is and when this might occur
• Have a practical knowledge of their responsibilities and accountabilities
• Understand what the implications are if the correct procedures are not followed.
• Take away practical initiatives to apply to the workplace to prevent discrimination