Diversity, Inclusion & Teamworking & Inclusive Environments Flashcards
Successful team characteristics
diverse membership in terms of backgrounds and qualities
U.K. Equality Act 2010 9 protected characteristics
- gender reassignment
- sex
- sexual orientation
- age
- disability
- race
- religion/belief
- marriage/partnership
- pregnancy/maternity
Skills for effective team working
- listening
- discussing
- persuading
- respect
- helping
- sharing
- participating
- communication
- reflecting
How to promote diversity and inclusion?
- suitable values of company
- recruitment techniques that address unconscious biases
- communication that is inclusive rather than discriminatory
- practices exceeding legal requirements under Equality Act 2010
Inclusive Environment
Designed and managed to allowed people with diverse range of needs and abilities, to access and use it
Issues that need to be considered when ensuring inclusive environments
- different physical / mental health issues
- Equality Act 2010
- Health and Safety law
- best practices relating to inclusivity in design and management
EG inclusive throughout lifecycle (during design/refurbishment, during occupancy etc)
Four types of illegal discrimination under Equality Act 2010
- direct discrimination
- indirect discrimination
- harassment
- victimisation
What does Equality Act 2010 state needs to be done?
Make reasonable adjustments to help people who would be placed at substantial disadvantage if works were not carried out
Reasonable in: cost, extent, disruption
What does Equality Act 2010 request is done if there is an obstacle for disabled person?
- remove or alter the feature
- provide reasonable means of avoiding the obstacle or reasonable alternative access
What do tests for reasonableness include?
- effectiveness of adjustments to disabled person
- practicality of adjustment
- financial cost and likely disruption
- finances/resources available to service provider
Examples of team working in respect of current instructions?
- have regular PM/BM meetings
- have weekly team meetings to raise any issues / discuss any ideas
EG recently worked with another member of my team to create a new template report which we presented to the rest of the team
EG electric charging points installed and then I helped other members of my team do the same
