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Promoting diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and is good for business.
Amanda Stone, People Director at Bupa Global and UK Insurance, explains: “Cultivating a diverse and inclusive working environment is beneficial for everyone.
“Employee engagement is a key measure for our leaders and we know that inclusion and engagement are highly correlated.
“It can open opportunities for individuals, reduce the impact of bias and discrimination, and give businesses a real competitive advantage.”
Barriers to inclusion
However, there are barriers to inclusion that are deeply rooted into societal and workplace structures.
Inclusion starts with recruitment and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), suggests simple strategies to ensure hires reflect the diversity of our communities:
- Advertise a job in at least two different places to reach a wide range of people.
- Have more than one person involved at each stage of the selection process.
- Encourage recruiting managers to be aware of unconscious bias.
- Hold back some details, such as candidate names or sex.
- If possible, have one interviewer on the phone, to avoid decisions based on physical appearance.
For more information and support on how to build an inclusive workplace, read the full article here.
