How Do You Follow Your Workplace Policies And Procedures

1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity

Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity.

All Public services organizations are bound to follow a range of policies and procedures, to ensure that they have a diverse workforce, such as:

Identify the current legislation and code of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity.

1.3 The legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, stems both from UK government and European union. It offers protection from discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender, race and ethnic origin, religious faith or belief and sexual orientation. The legislation has implications on all workplaces, in terms of employment practice and in terms of the services provided. Compliance with the legislation must be embedded in your Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies.

2.1. Explain how legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply to own work role.

This means that within my workplace each member of staff has to adhere to this legislation and ensure that everyone that comes into our building is treated with dignity and respect, they are not discriminated against in any way and everyone receives the correct level of treatment as and when needed.

To promote equality , diversity and inclusion in policy and practice , my work place also compliant to other legislation like, Human right act 1998, sex discrimination (gender reassignment) regulations 1999, Employment equality (religion belief) regulations 2003 , Disability discrimination amended act 2005, Equality act 2006, Racial and religious hatred act 2006.

Prevent discrimination: support equality – This sector of the act explains where discrimination is most likely to occur in the workplace and how to stop it happening

Equal opportunities - These policies are set out to say how employees should be treated in

1. Explain how legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply to own work role

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1.1 Identify the current legislation and codes of practise relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity.

There are many Legislations, Codes of practice (Some of which are listed below) and also my workplace policies which regulate equality diversity and inclusion within my area of responsibility.The equality and diversity act is the most significant piece of legislation to be introduced for a long time. And has recently be modified it states that all people male or female people from different races, disabled people, people of different ages, gay lesbian, straight and bisexual people or transsexual people. People from different religions or different beliefs, pregnant women,

2.1 Explain how legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply to own work role.