Diversity, Equity, and Team Working (Level 1) Flashcards
What is the Equalities Act 2010?
Law that covers everyone in Britain that protects people from discrimination, victimisation & harrassment.
What is discrimination?
The unfair treatment of certain groups of people based on their characteristics.
4 types of discrimination under Equalit Act 2010
- Direct
- Indirect
- Harrassment
- Victimisation
9 grounds of UK Equality Act 2010
o Gender
o Sex
o Sexual orientation
o Age
o Disability
o Race
o Religion
o Marriage
o Pregnancy and maternity
What is Diversity?
Involving people from a range of different backgrounds and recognising the positives that the differences can bring.
What is inclusion?
Where everyone is treated fairly & respectfully, given equal opportunities within the workplace and feel welcomed & comfortable.
What is team working?
A group of people collaborating to complete a common goal or task. Where people support one another to have an effective and efficient work method.
Why is diversity important?
People from a range of backgrounds can bring different areas of knowledge that can help achieved difficult tasks and can increase work productivity.
What is unconcious bias?
o Associations we hold that are deeply ingrained and outside conscious awareness or control
o Influenced by former experiences
o Everyone has them, tested through Implicit Assumption Testing
what is the Memorandum of Understanding Action Plan
RICS Signed
Intended to create more diverse sector
Required RICS to deliver reasons for poor performance in this area through data collection and education
What did you learn from the REB event?
Real Estate Balance Event
discuss industry survey results from host of different companies
discussed diverstiy and inclusions policies
outcome was I implemented an annual DEI survey to understand diversity at my company
e.g. neurodiversity, age, maternity
