Emily Gurd

Diversity & Inclusion

“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance” – Verna Meyers

Objectives

• By the end of this training you will be able to :

• Define Diversity and Inclusion

• Identify Protected Characteristics and Workplace Applications

• Identify Types of Unconscious Bias and Describe Methods to Overcome Them

• Recognise and Distinguish Between Types of Discrimination

• Demonstrate Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Values

Navigating This Training

Before you begin, just a few things you should know…

• Check your sound is on and turned up

• If you need to pause a video, simply click the screen and it will stop, click again to play

• When you are ready to move on, use the next and previous arrows at the bottom right of your screen

• When you are ready to leave, press the X at the top right of you training screen

• At the bottom of your screen you will see a this will take you back to the main menu

• And you will see a click this and you can access the toolkit before during and after this training

Is your sound up?

Press the video to pause and play

When you are ready you can press next

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Toolkit

Contents

Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion

Legislation

What is Unconcious Bias?

Discrimination Law

Knowledge Check

Policy and Values

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Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion at Funeral Partners

What is Diversity?

In a nutshell, it’s about empowering people by respecting and appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, and national origin. For example Sex and Gender Diversity This category is widespread and refers to more than one grouping. It also includes gender identification, meaning an organisation or group doesn't discriminate against people based on their gender identity. This also covers those with varying sexual orientations. Racial DiversityRace is a biological factor based on bloodlines or physical traits. Examples of races include Caucasian, Black and Asian. Ensuring racial diversity can offset outdated biases based on skin colour alone.

What is Inclusion?

Inclusion is an organisational effort and practice in which different groups or individuals having different backgrounds are culturally and socially accepted and welcomed. These differences could be self-evident, such as

• national origin
• age
• race and ethnicity
• religion/belief
• gender
• marital status
• socioeconomic status

Or they could be more built in such as

• educational background
• training
• sector experience
• organisational tenure
• even personality
• such as introverts and extroverts.

What is Inclusion?

Inclusion is an organisational effort and practice in which different groups or individuals having different backgrounds are culturally and socially accepted and welcomed. These differences could be self-evident, such as

• national origin
• age
• race and ethnicity
• religion/belief
• gender
• marital status
• socioeconomic status

Or they could be more built in such as

• educational background
• training
• sector experience
• organisational tenure
• even personality
• such as introverts and extroverts.

Time to Reflect

Take some time now, to reflect on that first section, ask yourself the following questions, take notes if you want to, these do not have to be shared.

What does Diversity and Inclusion mean to you?

What do you already know about Diversity and Inclusion at Funeral Partners?

Contents

Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion

Legislation

What is Unconcious Bias?

Discrimination Law

Knowledge Check

Policy and Values

When you have completed a section, it will turn purple

Legislation