Avoiding Workplace Discrimination

outline of topics:

• frequency of workplace discrimination

General best practices to prevent discrimination and manage cases include:

• Hire fairly.
• Fire fairly.
• Take complaints seriously, promptly investigate all complaints and document actions.
• Implement and integrate a strict policy that makes employment discrimination of any type unacceptable in your workplace.
• Train your managers in the implementation of the anti-discrimination policy with the expectation that prevention is their responsibility.
• Mandatory employee training should address many of the same issues as the managers’ training relative to employment discrimination.
• Adopt a strong anti-harassment policy, provide employee training and vigorously follow the policy.
• Protect agains retaliation of complaints.
• Establish cultural expectations and norms.