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Equality, Diversity And Inclusion & Equity

The terms equality and diversity have become commonplace within the social sector. But this is a dynamic area and focus is now also on inclusion and equity.

‘Equality’ is ensuring everyone has the same opportunities to fulfil their potential free from discrimination.

‘Diversity’ celebrates differences and brings varied perspectives to the table, fostering innovation and creativity.

‘Inclusion’ goes beyond diversity by creating a welcoming environment where all employees feel valued and can contribute fully.

‘Equity’ recognises barriers and that some groups may be more advantaged than others, and focuses on putting measures in place to eliminate these barriers.

There are high expectations in the values-driven workforces of social sector organisations with regard to equality of opportunity, fair treatment, diversity in the workforce, inclusionary practice and it is usual for even the smallest organisations to have policies in this area and to be called upon to evidence their practice, especially when tendering for local authority contracts.

At the same time, inferences of unfair treatment, poor working relationships or even discrimination, often linked to grievances, bullying and harassment and disputes can badly damage the reputation of the organisation and impact adversely on the morale of the workforce.

It is straightforward good practice, as a starting point, to provide induction and ongoing refresher training in equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice, appropriate to levels within your organisation and we can offer this for your Trustees or Directors, senior team, managers, staff and volunteers. Training of this nature is regarded as essential for setting a minimum standard of knowledge and acceptable working relationships but also in protecting organisations against discrimination claims. We can design and deliver this training but we can also coach your in-house trainers to deliver it on an ongoing basis if required.

Beyond this point, we can offer:

  • Audits or health checks which will include an action plan in order to increase awareness and focus, plus systems to monitor and measure effectiveness
  • Robust policies and procedures
  • Training courses for any and all levels working within the social sector field, including creating bespoke training plans

Using an HR Consultancy, such as Roots HR, can ensure that your HR systems, policies and processes facilitate your approach to equality, diversity, inclusion and equity and that your Board, managers and workforce receive appropriate instruction and training to understand and work in a compliant manner.

All work will be scoped with you and a proposal is provided for your review and approval.

No – you won’t be signed up to any monthly fees or subscriptions. We’ll work with you to scope of the work, provide you with a quote for the one-off project – no hidden fees or contracts!

You’d be allocated one of our consultants who are highly skilled, technically knowledgeable, friendly and professional HR experts who bring with them substantial experience of having worked in social sector organisations.
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Why choose Roots HR?

The experience that our dedicated Consultants bring, both within HR and also the social sector, mean that we are quickly able to understand your organisations needs and provide you with effective solutions and advice which are tailored both to your organisation and the social sector.

As a social enterprise our services are designed to meet our clients’ needs and are not primarily driven by profit or shareholder return. Our approach to HR Consultancy is focussed on improving the management of people within social sector workforces, enabling them to best respond to external and internal forces whenever required.

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