defining negative behaviours and how they apply in the workplace

Question 1

what is prejudice

Answer 1

is a preconceived opinion about an individual or a group that is not based on actual experience. it can make relationship with others in the workplace uncomfortable and create a negative experience

Question 2

when prejudice results in unwanted conduct or less favourable treatment what is it considered?

Answer 2

harassment or discrimination

Question 3

what is bias?

Answer 3

refers to demonstrating different behaviour or action towards others
for example:
* disvantaging an individual or providing them with less favourable treatment

Question 4

what is a conscious bias

Answer 4

deliberate

Question 5

what is a unconscious bias

Answer 5

a result of an individuals life experience that has shaped there views which might not be reasonable or correct

Question 6

what is direct discrimination

Answer 6

disadvantaging an individual by offerung them less favourable treatment or treating them unfairly in comparison to others because of a protected characteristic

Question 7

what is positive action

Answer 7

action taken taken by an employer to help or support an individual with a protected characteristic

Question 8

what is a steryotype

Answer 8

a general or oversimplified assumption, ideas or characterstics which are used to represent a type or group of people; steryotyping a group of people does not reflect the diversity or complexity of the individuals within that group