Consequences Of Equality And Diversity In The Workplace

In this assignment I have been asked to discuss, critically evaluate and research Equality and Diversity and what it is, what impact and consequences it can have on an organisation and the ways in which an organisation can ensure it adheres to the law. My aim is to evaluate about how different cases could affect an organisation as well as discuss and explore the legislation around equality and diversity. I also aim to discuss the potential consequences for businesses breaching the legislation and how this could have been prevented. I have researched around different cases that have reached the media and aim to analyse this and discuss each side of it. On top of this I aim to pull on my pre-existing knowledge of Equality and Diversity within the workplace as well as attempt to expand and strengthen my understanding.

To start it needs to be discussed about what equality, diversity and inclusion actually mean. Equality itself means being an equal, whether that is around your status, rights or opportunities. It means, for example, if you had something that made you different from somebody else you would not be treated any differently and you would still have the same
There is direct discrimination which happens when someone with a protected characteristic is treated less favourably or different to than others. With direct discrimination, it isn't when somebody necessarily has to have a protected characteristic to be discriminated against. If someone considers you to have a characteristic and therefore treats you less favourably or differently, that is direct discrimination by perception. Following on from this there is also direct discrimination by association, this is when you could be treated less favourably due to an associate, family member or friend having a protected