managing diversity and equality

Managing diversity and equality Phase - 1

Equality awareness session - appreciation of employee religion and beliefs Introduction

Businesses today operate in a global environment and this has resulted in new challenges for managers in the form of dealing with an increasingly diverse workforce . One of the key issues facing managers is balancing the rights of employees coming from different religious background . Discriminating acts on account of employee religious beliefs and practices can have far reaching consequences on organizational performance and culture . There were more than 2000 complaints registered by Muslim-Americans

in the past five years on account of hostile religious comments and discriminatory acts within the organizations (Mathis Jackson , 2008 . Such instances create hostile work environment and can lead to negative feelings among employees resulting in a significant drop in performance and productivity

Recent employee surveys and reports from employees across various locations of Gerrard Rush Plc have revealed some disparaging comments and dissatisfaction within employees owing to such discriminatory offence . The company works as a global enterprise employing individuals from diverse religious backgrounds that contributes to its successful presence in different locations across the globe . The session here provides a comprehensive review of equality issues facing the employees at workplace with the purpose of creating awareness on religious diversity that exists within the organization

Religion and belief at workplace

Religion involves individual belief in the supreme , worship of the supreme God , and refers to a group or community of people holding similar beliefs , values , customs and practices (Payne , 2010 . Belief...