Raising the bar

Purpose – Argues that merely complying with legislation is not sufficient to accomplish genuine diversity and that, rather than assuming its benefits will naturally be derived and accepted, diversity must be approached strategically and its advantages communicated effectively to stakeholders to ensu...

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Published in:Human resource management international digest 2015-07, Vol.23 (5), p.8-11
Main Authors: Ozarow, Daniel, Gibson, Trevor, Batra, Arun, Mercer, Sam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Disability
Employees
Employment
Equality
Human resource management
Law firms
Legislation
Managers
Minority & ethnic groups
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Professions
Retention
Social responsibility
Trends
Trials
Victims of crime
Workforce
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Summary:Purpose – Argues that merely complying with legislation is not sufficient to accomplish genuine diversity and that, rather than assuming its benefits will naturally be derived and accepted, diversity must be approached strategically and its advantages communicated effectively to stakeholders to ensure desired outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Considers the business case for diversity, presents a case study of barristers and examines the role of the national equality standard. Findings – Advances the view that multi-layered approaches to diversity are essential for its successful implementation. Practical implications – Highlights the strong business case for diversity in the workforce, as well as possible social repercussions from failing to ensure that workforces are diverse. Social implications – Underlines how young people in European and Anglo-Saxon countries are increasingly demanding to work with colleagues from varied ethnicities, nationalities and sexual orientations who are similar to the peers they socialize with. Diverse workforces have thus become central to talent attraction. Originality/value – Presents an interesting case study of barristers and diversity.
ISSN:0967-0734
1758-7166
DOI:10.1108/HRMID-05-2015-0083