Explain How People Work In A Business Environment
CU678 WORK IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
1.1 The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognising our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical abilities, etc.
1.2 There is a need to be sensitive to the needs of others in all aspects of life including office life. I, myself, am formally registered disabled by being hard of hearing aid. My line managers have always been aware of this and adapted my work accordingly. Before I was issued with this new hearing aid, I was never expected to take minutes at meetings nor work on reception. However, as I am now fitted with a better hearing aid, I feel able to …show more content…
As a Council, we have a policy of only printing when absolutely necessary and having most of our work as “paperless” – ie, we send attachments and emails rather than documents and letters. This saves on postage as well as on paper. Another source of waste is use of electricity/fuel. The Council has recently been refurbished and now has lights which are sensitive to the presence of people. If nobody is in the vicinity, the lights go off automatically. We have recycle bins in every office and cardboard and heavier items can be taken to the post room.
3.3 Please see 3.2
3.4 Please see 3.2
3.5 Paper, plastic, cardboard and other items that were previously dumped at the island’s tip are now taken away and re-used which is beneficial for the Council and keeps our carbon footprint down to an absolute minimum.
3.6 See 3.2
4.1 The benefits of recycling are beneficial for the environment. As a Council we impose recycling on residents so, therefore, we must set an example and also recycle our waste as much as is possible. It is beneficial to recycle and irresponsible not to do so as there is a finite supply of paper/wood/glass, etc and plastic does not biodegrade readily so unless we recycle these items we add to problems of supply, deforestation and waste disposal
1.1 The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognising our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical abilities, etc.
1.2 There is a need to be sensitive to the needs of others in all aspects of life including office life. I, myself, am formally registered disabled by being hard of hearing aid. My line managers have always been aware of this and adapted my work accordingly. Before I was issued with this new hearing aid, I was never expected to take minutes at meetings nor work on reception. However, as I am now fitted with a better hearing aid, I feel able to …show more content…
As a Council, we have a policy of only printing when absolutely necessary and having most of our work as “paperless” – ie, we send attachments and emails rather than documents and letters. This saves on postage as well as on paper. Another source of waste is use of electricity/fuel. The Council has recently been refurbished and now has lights which are sensitive to the presence of people. If nobody is in the vicinity, the lights go off automatically. We have recycle bins in every office and cardboard and heavier items can be taken to the post room.
3.3 Please see 3.2
3.4 Please see 3.2
3.5 Paper, plastic, cardboard and other items that were previously dumped at the island’s tip are now taken away and re-used which is beneficial for the Council and keeps our carbon footprint down to an absolute minimum.
3.6 See 3.2
4.1 The benefits of recycling are beneficial for the environment. As a Council we impose recycling on residents so, therefore, we must set an example and also recycle our waste as much as is possible. It is beneficial to recycle and irresponsible not to do so as there is a finite supply of paper/wood/glass, etc and plastic does not biodegrade readily so unless we recycle these items we add to problems of supply, deforestation and waste disposal