Diversity, inclusion and teamworking

Question 1

How do you promote inclusivity?

Answer 1

Inclusion is a culture where employees all feel like they belong, are able to be themselves and can contribute. Do this by encouraging regular contact with me and others in their team, by making regular contact and by encouraging involvement in cluster and training calls.

Question 2

What is workplace diversity?

Answer 2

Workplace diversity relates to acceptance and inclusion of employees of all backgrounds.

Question 3

Why is diversity important?

Answer 3

Ensuring diversity important for organisation as acknowledges individual strengths of each employee and their potential

Increases productivity as a broader range of skills available

Increased creativity as differing skill sets/perspectives increase chance of generating solutions to problems

Improved cultural awareness

Positive reputation and attract like minded people.

Question 4

What is RICS inclusive employer Quality Mark?

Answer 4

The Inclusive Employer Quality Mark aims to drive behaviour change by encouraging all organisations, large and small, to look carefully at their employment practices and have inclusivity at the heart of what they do.

Question 5

What 4 principles are the IEQM based on?

Answer 5

Leadership - demonstrable commitment at the highest level to increasing the diversity of the workforce

Recruitment - engage and attract new people to the industry from under-represented groups; best practice recruitment methods

Culture - an inclusive culture where all staff engage with developing, delivering, monitoring and assessing diversity and inclusivity

Development - training and promotion policies that offer equal access to career progression to all members of the workforce

Question 6

What are the protected characteristics?

Answer 6

age
gender reassignment
being married or in a civil partnership
being pregnant or on maternity leave
disability
race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
religion or belief
sex
sexual orientation

Question 7

You’re protected from discrimination where?

Answer 7

at work
in education
as a consumer
when using public services
when buying or renting property
as a member or guest of a private club or association

Question 8

Which legislation protects you from discrimination?

Answer 8

You’re legally protected from discrimination by the Equality Act 2010.