Understanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Webinar - 31.5.23
Schedule
Wed May 31 2023 at 11:45 am to 02:00 pm
Location
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Session 1: Understanding Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Creating a Fair and Diverse Workplace Culture – 31.5.23About this Event
Please note, you can only attend the workshop if you are a UK resident and live or work in the Leeds City Region, this includes Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Kirklees, Wakefield, York, Harrogate and Selby.
Session 1 - Understanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion WebinarWednesday, 31 May - 11.45 to 2.00 pm Creating a fair and diverse workplace culture – understanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
1. How does equality, diversity and inclusion impact your business?
2. What are your legal responsibilities when growing a workforce?
3. Do you understand gender diversity and how to develop a more inclusive culture?
4. How do you tackle discrimination and prepare policies?
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is crucial to an organisation’s reputation and long-term success. Research has shown that creating a fair and diverse workplace has benefits for all, with businesses that do seeing improved outcomes on performance, innovation, decision-making and employee engagement.
But what does this really mean?
For example, what do you need to put in place to make sure you create a fair and equal workplace? Your business is growing, and you are excited to recruit your first employee or contract-out a piece of work – how do you make sure the recruitment process is fair and equal? How do you embed EDI into your business and how do you draft your equality, diversity and inclusion policies for internal and external audiences?
All of this will be covered in a four-part series of workshops tailored specifically for new and start-up businesses. Heena Mistry will deliver three of the workshops and Christopher Hulme will deliver Gender Identity Awareness.
Session 1: Introduction to EDI - Wednesday, 31 May - 11.45-2.00 pm
This session will provide you with a comprehensive overview of what is meant by equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), including your legal responsibilities. Drawing on the experience and knowledge of Heena Mistry, we will cover the nine protected characteristics, including disability, race, age and sex.
Heena Mistry is passionate about advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for all in the workplace, working with organisations across all sectors to deliver training as well as working with the National and Irish centre for Diversity delivering on diversity and inclusion change programmes. Heena has over 15 years of experience in stakeholder management and employee engagement within a wide variety of public and private sector industries including sport, retail, marketing, travel, hospitality, education, construction and housing. Her key specialisms include employee engagement, internal/external communications and the design and delivery of diversity & inclusion initiatives.
When?
Session 1: Introduction to EDI - Wednesday, 31 May, 11.45 - 2.00 pm
11.45 - 12.00 Registration
12.00 - 1.45 Workshop commences
1.30 - 2.00 Q&A session and finish
Where?
This session will be delivered remotely through a Microsoft Teams meeting.
To register for a place:
Please register for a place if you are a business under three years old with a desire to grow and employ people. Ad:Venture is focused on supporting new and high-growth businesses. If you are eligible you will be asked to complete a Company Record form before you attend. Ideally, you will need to commit to attending all 6 workshops. If you are eligible for these workshops we will contact you to confirm your attendance.
Leeds Trinity University is proud to be part of ; a business support programme aimed at helping businesses in the Leeds City Region with real growth potential to achieve their ambitions. We are looking to support businesses that have ambitions to grow and create jobs. The project is supported by the 2014 to 2022 European Regional Development Fund Programme.
If you have any questions, or for any further information, please contact Louise Miller, Ad:Venture Project Manager at Leeds Trinity University.
Where is it happening?
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