Equality and Diversity Update on Latest Legislation and Good Practice

Overview

Equality and Diversity are an important dimension within Business.  All staff need to keep up to date with latest legislation and good practice. There’s a lot of legislation covering Equality and Diversity, and the field is continually evolving. This Workshop will provide an opportunity to review practical implications for individuals and organisations of existing and pending legislation.

ForWhom

All those working within the Sports and Leisure Sector.

Aims and Objectives

As a result of this workshop delegates will: 

• Understand the potential impact of equality and diversity legislation, with particular emphasis on Age legislation
• Understand individual and organisational responsibilities.
• Develop strategies for combating oppressive behaviours.
• Explore Best Practice Cases and plan practical actions to audit and develop practice.
• Gain a certificate to help evidence currency of knowledge and understanding.

Content

The morning will focus on discussion and exercises to help delegates to understand:

• existing legislation
• what this means for individuals and their organisations (i.e. the concept of liability)

The afternoon will focus on sharing best practice, and practical steps for monitoring compliance with legislation, reviewing individual practice, and managing incidents and allegations of discrimination.

• the difference between equality and diversity
• managing banter
• bullying and harassment
• best practice case examples (and worst practice illustrations)
• approaches to Equality & Diversity Education, Training and Awareness-raising
• Practical checklist
• Information: how to keep up-to-date

We will focus on practical actions that will enable delegates to plan what they need to do. We’ll look at some of the things that can go wrong – what can happen and what your options are.

Topics covered during the day will include: -

• A review of existing equality and diversity legislation.
• Liability: how does the idea work – and what does it mean in practice?
• The difference between Equality and Diversity.
• Age Legislation: what’s behind it, and how will it affect you and your organisation?
• Developing good practice in relation to equality & diversity
• Keeping up-to-date: a practical approach.

Booking an Event

We would be pleased to work with representatives of sports clubs, organisations to run this event locally to them. Whilst it is possible to run this workshop internally for small groups of people, typicaly costs start at £890 + £50/person + VAT a beter better value route is for a club or organisation to host an event and invite representaives from local organisations to participate at a commercial rate. Indeed this option can often offset the cost of the training to the host organisation and even turn the event into income generating activity.

For more information please contact Ian Hirst via our contacts page