May 31, 2011
The Great British workplace is still a hotbed for several forms of discrimination, new research into working practices has shown.
The Inclusive Employers Foundation, which shows firms how they can enhance their working environments, conducted a nationwide study into office relations, and found that 75% of working people believe they have suffered discrimination on the grounds of age, gender and educational background.
Rachel Krys, the organisation’s director, said that the barriers faced by many employees were “still enormous” and a mass of initiatives, legislation, guidance and taskforces had so far failed to tackle them effectively.
“For managers faced with ever-changing legal requirements and the constant drive for efficiency, focusing on inclusion rather than taking a scattergun approach to diversity offers significant benefits,” Ms Krys added.
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