"Task 33.1 Explain the forms of discrimination that can take place in the workplace usingexamples of recent discrimination cases which has made the news.The most widely seen form of discrimination includes being fired from the organization,demoted to lower posts, or given a disciplinary sanction, being terminated, denied fair salary,equal treatment, and employee benefits or harassed because of race. When an employer treatsan employee or prospective employee contrarily because the individual‘s gender is one of themost found and illegal and unethical form of discrimination that is taking place. Disabilitydiscrimination consists of comments on disability. Age discrimination comes in to picturewhen there is pressure on older employees to retire, or favouring young people in lieu ofolder people. (Leonard, 2017)Recent cases:Vancouver group challenges SCOC over workplace harassment ruling.US black women raise awareness over workplace discrimination.3.2 Discuss the practical implications of equal opportunities legislation for anorganization.The modern anti-discrimination laws have their foundation on Civil Rights Act of 1964.There are certain provisions that make certain discriminatory practices illegal. The equalopportunity commission has also been created because of this act and is responsible forexecution of these laws. When we talk about discrimination in general we are only concernedabout the discrimination on basis of age, race, ethnicity, origin, marital status etc. Even arecruiter has no right to ask about a potential employee race or religion. Employment equalityRegulations provide protection against any such discrimination.This regulation applies to allemployers that too in private as well as public sector.If there is any kind of discrimination theemployee has the right to complain. (HRM Policies, 2016)3.3 Compare the approaches to managing equal opportunities and managing diversity.You should give examples from a selected organization and discuss the similarities anddifferences in their approaches to managing equal opportunities and diversity.The best practices are defined as practices which are most suitable under the given conditionsas well as thought-out satisfactory or controlled in business, techniques or methodologies. The various measures that can be used to manage equal opportunities and manage diversitiesare:10 1. There can be strategies that include diversity being aligned with theorganizations strategic plan.2. A diverse and inclusive work environment will always yield better results, soit is important to link performance with diversity.3. There should be proper quantitative and qualitative measures of the impact onthe overall organization.4. To ensure that leaders are responsible there should be proper means to linktheir performance and compensation.5. There should also be recruitment of diverse work force which would alsocreate a diverse pool of future leaders. (Krietz, 2007)Task 44.1 Identify and compare the performance management methods used.Various methods used are:1.Self-Evaluation:In this technique to find out the areas where there is inconsistency in theperformance of any employee the employers make the employee analyse his ownperformance using forms having multiple choice questions. This is also helpful to theemployee for their own personal development.2.360 Evaluation Technique: In this technique evaluation is done through inputs frommanagers where the employee works that too on a regular basis. The measuring criteria ishow effective they are in their job and their compatibility with their whole team.11 3. Graphic Scale: In this technique, all the employees are graded on their individual jobs on agrading scale. This is then used to compare the performance of different employees. Gradingcan range from use of numbers to positive-negative scale.4.Checklists: In this technique, there is a sequence of traditional yes or no questions onperformance. An excessive number of negative responses helps in understanding training isneeded.5.Critical Incident: In this technique a series of incidents that took place throughout the yearare noted down and among such incidents are identified which are critical to understand thebehaviour of a certain employee at times of need. (George, 2017)4.2: Assess the approaches used to managing employee welfare in Toyota MotorCorporation.Toyota Moto Corp believes in a philosophy of believing that its employees who believes inand supports its stable business are important asset of the company. The main goal of itsHRM department is to realize that its management shows respect for people that is to makesure that all its employees can think, be creative and are able to utilize their potential to fullerextend. For this they are needed to provide possible opportunities to achieve socialcontribution and self-actualization through their work. For this philosophyTo work they believe in treating their employees as part of their family. Every year it’s amandatory event where all HR managers are brought together and discussions are held onhow to build their work environment it and build framework so as to nurture its team andteamwork. (Toyota motors, 2016)4.3 Discuss the implications of health and safety legislation on human resourcespractices.The health and safety legislations regarding any occupation is used to regulate the standardsof workplace such that there are lesser incidents of workplace injuries, accidents, diseases,and gives out the rules and regulations that would apply in case of discrepancy. It requiresthat the employer takes the whole responsibility regarding the protection of the employeesunder their supervision.This also includes providing proper training and communicationregarding any potential dangers. The employees must be able to refuse or reject any work ifthey find any potential danger. There should be proper committees in every organization thattakes care of these potential hazards and does the regulatory work. (HRM policies, 2016)12 "