Equality And Diversity Nvq Answers

1.1 Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important in my job role as I deal with a wide mix of people from the community. In my job role I must ensure that I ensure that everybody is treated equal and fairly and that we recognise that there are differences between various religions, beliefs, backgrounds, disabilities and abilities and recognise that everyone can make a contribution. Inclusion is about recognising these differences and making sure that people aren’t overlooked, but make sure that they have a fair opportunity at promotion and pay rises and that they are involved if they are the best person for the job.
1.2 In my job I deal with homeless men aged between 18 to 35 and often these males are from various backgrounds, are various religions,
Although in a setting that we work in with various individuals who are troubled, then we must always ensure that we are all following equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and are constantly aware of this.
2.1 Discrimination can take many forms, this can be because of race, religion, sex, age, disability, background, beliefs. This usually happens when another individual stereo types a group of people and they are mistreated because of this. Harassment can be in the form of emotional, sexual, verbal, indirect and direct. This is when a person actively takes a dislike to a person because of a certain characteristic such as race, religion, sex, and they harass or bully them because of this.
2.2 Positive behaviour towards everyone, and an understanding of various religions, for example if somebody doesn’t eat meat or doesn’t drink alcohol then understanding this and accepting this is important, so that no harassment, discrimination or exclusion takes place. Usually just a bit of research means that we can understand people better and can make them feel socially