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Week 2
Managing diversity
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Women
Racial and ethnic group
Disabled people
Older people
Lesbian, gay and bisexual people
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Women
In April to June 2013 around 67% of women aged 16
to 64 were in work, an increase from 53% in 1971.
For men the percentage fell to 76% in 2013 from 92%
in 1971.
This increase is mainly due to the replacement of fulltime jobs with part-time jobs;
Most women remain in three occupational groups:
Clerical and secretarial (74%)
Personal and protective services (e.g. catering, caring, cleaning
67%)
Selling occupations (63%)
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Managers
According to the 2011 census, one in nine
(10.9%) of the employed workforce (in
England and Wales) is a 'Manager, director or
senior official
Typical Manager:
manager is just under 46, is more male than
female, and predominately white, but over the
last eight years has got slightly older, more
female, less white and a bit better qualified!
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Managers
The non-manager workforce splits almost
exactly 50:50 male and female (50.1% male,
49.9% female);
by comparison, 65.1% of managers are male
and 34.9% are female.
The proportion of nonwhite managers has
increased from 4.3% in 2004 to 7.4% in 2012
This represents a major challenge to employers,
in reviewing their recruitment, promotion and
career development strategies
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Disabled People
There are about 10 million disabled people in Great Britain who are
covered by the Disability Discrimination Act. This represents around
18% of the population.
There are over 6.9 million disabled people who are of working age,
representing nearly one in five people of working age in Great
Britain.
Many people think that people are usually disabled from childhood.
In fact, most people who have a disability or a health condition
develop it in later life.
78% of disabled people acquire their impairment aged 16 or older.
2% of the UK working age populations becomes disabled every
year.
Only about half of individuals with disabilities of working age are in
work.
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Disabled People
Research from the HSE has found that
disabled employees are:
As productive as their colleagues
Have less time off sick
Stay longer in their jobs
Have fewer work accidents
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Older Workers
The working population is getting older employers will have more older workers to
recruit and manage and fewer younger workers.
There are currently 20 million people aged 50
and over in the UK. By 2030 this figure is
expected to reach 27 million an increase of 37
per cent.
people are working longer increased life
expectancy combined with shortfalls in pension
provision mean employees are retiring later
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Older people
A survey of 500 British residents between 50 and 69
years of age found that 85% believed that employers
discriminate against older workers;
- DfEE (1999)
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-Torrington (2002)
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In general,
The approach is regarded as simplistic;
Attempting to treat the symptoms rather than the
causes of unfair discrimination
-Torrington (2002)
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- Torrington (2002)
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Equal opportunities
Managing diversity
Purpose
Reduce discrimination
Case argued
Business case-improve
profitability
Whose
responsibility
HR/personnel department
All managers
Focuses on
Groups
Individuals
Perspective
Integrated
Benefits for
employees
Opportunities improved
for all employees
Focus on
management
activity
Recruitment
Managing
Remedies
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Mutually supportive
-Ford (1996)
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