What Does Equality Diversity And Rights Mean
Welcome to the Local Care Home
At this care home, equality, diversity and rights is very important as residents come from a wide cross-section of society.
This chapter is set for the new staff members to deliver good quality and compassionate care for our services users.
This handbook contains the policies, rules and procedures referred in your contract of employment and the ones you are expected to abide by as a member of the Local Care Home team
Wishing all of you a pleasant and worthwhile time with your career at this organisation – your line manager
Know your key terms
Here is an explanation, with examples of what equality, diversity and rights mean: Equality is being equal and having a fair society, especially in rights, status or opportunities. Some people may experience discrimination because of gender, race, sexuality, age, disability and few others. For example;
A blind person is at a disadvantage because they can’t look at a presentation or won’t be able to know what it is about. A diverse action towards this situation is if you read what the power point said they would be getting all equal chances to their education.
Diversity means accepting differences; everyone’s differences are equal and accepted/respected. An example of this is; professionals in a health and …show more content…
There are four types of discrimination. Discriminating is treating someone less favourably because of their certain features as mentioned above. This is known as direct discrimination. Discrimination can occurs where there is a policy, practice that disadvantages people. This is a form of indirect discrimination. Harassment, unwanted conduct violating an individual’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive act. And lastly, victimisation, example of this is; unfair treatment of an employee who made or supported a
At this care home, equality, diversity and rights is very important as residents come from a wide cross-section of society.
This chapter is set for the new staff members to deliver good quality and compassionate care for our services users.
This handbook contains the policies, rules and procedures referred in your contract of employment and the ones you are expected to abide by as a member of the Local Care Home team
Wishing all of you a pleasant and worthwhile time with your career at this organisation – your line manager
Know your key terms
Here is an explanation, with examples of what equality, diversity and rights mean: Equality is being equal and having a fair society, especially in rights, status or opportunities. Some people may experience discrimination because of gender, race, sexuality, age, disability and few others. For example;
A blind person is at a disadvantage because they can’t look at a presentation or won’t be able to know what it is about. A diverse action towards this situation is if you read what the power point said they would be getting all equal chances to their education.
Diversity means accepting differences; everyone’s differences are equal and accepted/respected. An example of this is; professionals in a health and …show more content…
There are four types of discrimination. Discriminating is treating someone less favourably because of their certain features as mentioned above. This is known as direct discrimination. Discrimination can occurs where there is a policy, practice that disadvantages people. This is a form of indirect discrimination. Harassment, unwanted conduct violating an individual’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive act. And lastly, victimisation, example of this is; unfair treatment of an employee who made or supported a