diversity in the workplace

Question 1

meaning of diversity in the workplace

[employ, cultural]

Answer 1

• businesses employ people from different cultural backgrounds

Question 2

name the 7 diversity issues in the workplace

[ R, C, L, A, P, G, D ]

Answer 2

• race
• poverty
• gender
• language
• age
• culture
• disability

Question 3

ways in which businesses can deal with diversity issues in the workplace: POVERTY

[train, retrenchment ]

Answer 3

• train all employees so that they can be able to deal with retrenchment

Question 4

ways in which businesses can deal with diversity issues in the workplace: RACE

[discrimination, based]

Answer 4

• there should be no discrimination in the workplace based on skin colour

Question 5

ways in which businesses can deal with diversity issues in the workplace: GENDER

[women, comply]

Answer 5

• women should be employed to comply with the EEA

Question 6

ways in which businesses can deal with diversity issues in the workplace: LANGUAGE

[excluded, conducted]

Answer 6

• no worker should feel excluded in meetings conducted in one language only

Question 7

ways in which businesses can deal with diversity issues in the workplace: AGE

[employ, 15]

Answer 7

• businesses should not employ children 15 years and younger

Question 8

ways in which businesses can deal with diversity issues in the workplace: CULTURE/RELIGION

[forced, against]

Answer 8

• nobody should be forced to do work that goes against their religion

Question 9

ways in which businesses can deal with diversity issues in the workplace: DISABILITY

[informed, deal]

Answer 9

• businesses should be well informed on how to deal with disabled employees

Question 10

benefits of diversity in the workplace

[improves, employees]

Answer 10

• improves morale/motivation
• employees demonstrate greater loyalty to the business because they feel respected