Diversity, Inclusion and Team Working Flashcards

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What types of teams have you worked with?

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  • Accounts / finance
  • Credit control
  • Utilities
  • Facilities management
  • HR
  • Legal
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Give some examples of team working

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  • Active listening
  • Giving effective feedback
  • Clear communication
  • Shareing wins
  • Collabarative problem solving
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Give me an example of your team working skills

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  • Helped train a graduate and give him feeedback following calls and meetings
  • Communicate clearly with other teams and send follow up emails after calls to ensure nothing is missed
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What different working styles are there?

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  • Independent
  • Cooperative
  • Supportive
  • Logical
  • Detail orientated / idea-orientated
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What skills have you developed as a professional person?

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Communication skills
Written skills

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What is the legal framework for equality and diversity?

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Equality Act 2010

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What is your firms diversity and inclusion policy?

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  • Do not discriminate
  • All employees afforded equal oppertunities
  • Disciplinary action taken against any employee who breaches policy
  • Follow the Equality Act 2010
  • General ability is the main factor in promotion
  • Fair recruitment process
  • Provide support to disabled employees
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What does the Equality Act say about equality?

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Everyone should be afforded equal oppertunities and barries to equality should be removed

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What does the Equality Act say about discrimination?

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Legally protects from discrimination in the workplace and wider society

-> details 4 types of discrimination

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How does the Equality Act protect people from discrimination?

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Discrimination or unfair tretment is unlawful

-> can take legal action

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ell me about when you have shown leadership qualities

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During the trining of a graduate. helped him understand our systems and processes and guided him through important legislation

Gave feedback following a client meeting and tasked him with areas to improve on for next meeting -> tasked with being more concise

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Tell me about a project worked on where you have contributed as a team?

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During the sale of a property, i worked closely with solicitors to provided the required documents and assist with enquires

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Tell me a key principle of the Equality Act 2010

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Provides protection against 4 types of dicsrimination with respect to several characteristic types

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What does the Equality Act mean for Landlords?

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A person who is letting out or managing space must not unlawfully discrimnate against a person on the basis of their protected characteristic

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What is the purpose of the Equality Act?

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To legally protect people from discrimnation in the workplace and wider society

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What are the 9 protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010?

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  • Age
  • Disability
  • Gender
  • Marriage and Civil paartnership
  • Pregnancy and maternity
  • Race
  • Religion or belief
  • Sex
  • Sexial orientation
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What are the 4 types of discrimnation under the Act?

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  • Driect discrimination
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Victimisation
18
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What is equality?

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Ensuring every individual has equal oppertunities and equal rights

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What is inclusion?

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Providing a space where everyone has equal access to oppertunities and resources ->Intergrating people into the environment and making them feel valued and accepted

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What is diversity in the workplace?

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Existence of various different characteristics in a group of people

21
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What do tests for reasonableness include in terms of making adjustments under the Equality Act 2010?

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  • What is the disadvantage caused?
  • What difference would the adjustment make?
  • Are any other options available to ensure compliance?
  • The cost of the adjustment
  • The size and resource of the provider/owner
22
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Name some RICS Initiatives launched to promote diversity and inclusion

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  • EDI - Siz leading membership bodies accross the built environment launched 45-point action plan to jointly improve Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). July 2022
  • Inclusive Employer Quality Mark (IEQM)
23
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What is IEQM

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Inclusive Employer Property Mark

  • Benchmark for inclusion and diversity in land, property and construction.
  • Baed on 6 principles
24
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What are the three justifications for diversity and inclusion?

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The moral case, the legal case and the business case