Reference no: EM133096937

CHCDIV003 - Manage and promote diversity

At 'Wheels of Change' all workers and volunteers need to have a good understanding of what diversity is and how to apply it as part of their roles. The diversity policies and procedures are currently under review and need to be updated. As a supervisor at Wheels for Change you have been asked by senior management to review the current diversity policy and provide suggestions for improvement.

Review the 'diversity policy' located in your learner resources and complete the following tasks:

1. Provide three (3) recommendations to improve the current diversity policy at 'Wheels of Change'. Provide examples to support your answer.

2. Senior management are interested in your recommendations but have asked you to outline why you chose these three (3). Provide an explanation on why or how your recommendations will benefit 'Wheels of Change'.

Learner resources. 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION POLICY 

Policy Wheels of Change are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

Overview 

At Wheels of Change our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company's achievement as well. 

We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, colour, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. 

Procedure 

Our diversity initiatives are applicable-but not limited-to our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; social and recreational programs; redundancies; terminations; and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender and diversity equity that encourages and enforces: 

Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees. 

• Teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all groups and employee perspectives.
• Work/life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees' varying needs. Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for the diversity.
• All employees have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during work, at work functions on or off the work site, and at all other company-sponsored and participative events.

All employees are also required to attend and complete annual diversity awareness training to enhance their knowledge to fulfill this responsibility. 

Any employee found to have exhibited any inappropriate conduct or behaviour against others may be subject to disciplinary action. Employees who believe they have been subjected to any kind of discrimination that conflicts with the company's diversity policy and initiatives should seek assistance from a supervisor or an HR representative