Diversity at Work
A diverse workplace embraces each employee's differences and provides opportunities for all employees to become all they can be.
Logan has one of the most ethnically diverse populations in Australia. Our workplaces reflect this, and include employees from many different cultures and backgrounds. As an employer you have responsibilities and obligations to make reasonable and adequate allowances for staff with religious or cultural responsibilities, such as providing flexible working hours to allow time for prayer or attendance at special events.
It is important to remember that:
- under Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) legislation at Federal and State levels, workplaces cannot discriminate against an employee because of their sex, race, impairment, family responsibilities, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation or age; and
- if your business is unprepared for diversity you may be found liable for failing to remove direct and indirect barriers to the recruitment, development, support and promotion of EEO employees.
If you would like to know more about how we can help your business please Contact us to arrange a visit your business area.
For further information on this subject you can visit the Australian Human Rights Commission.
