Equality is relevant in all workplaces, regardless of whether the business employs two people or two hundred people, irrespective of whether they work remotely, in an office, a warehouse or on a shop floor. It is about ensuring that everybody has the same access to the same opportunities without any discrimination.
Diversity takes into account differences between people and groups of people, by placing a positive value on those differences. A diverse and inclusive work place values people’s different backgrounds, knowledge, skills, and experiences, and uses these differences to create a productive and effective workforce.
Managing both equality and diversity is equally important as it impacts on all the employees working in an organisation. Business cases have proven that biases and discrimination within the workplace can impede business growth and productivity and therefore, many businesses look beyond any legal considerations and policies to effectively promote equality and diversity to improve productivity, opportunity, and competitiveness.
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1.0: Scenario: Aston Martin Lagonda Unit 6: Student guide
Aston Martin Lagonda is the world’s only independent luxury car group with more than 100 years of design and automotive excellence across two brands. They strive to be the great British car company that creates the most beautiful and accomplished automotive art in the world.
In an industry that is ‘Male Dominated’ write a report on how Aston Martin Lagonda have responded to current issues of equality and diversity in the workplace and how they can continue to develop their equality and diversity policy. Produce a comprehensive project management plan, milestone schedule and project schedule for monitoring and completing the aims and objectives of the project title
How have companies’ responded to current issues of equality and diversity in the workplace? E.g.
- Gender pay gap,
- Sexual harassment,
- Gender divide in leadership.
You must conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection, generating knowledge to support the project, and critically evaluate the project management process and appropriate research methodologies applied.
