One of the most important actors in the fight against employment discrimination are the employers themselves. Therefore, it is important not only to stay familiar with anti-discrimination laws and regulations, but also that there is an effort on the part of employers to understand them and create an inclusive and respectful work environment for all employees who make life on the premises.
In our blog today, we invite you to read some items that can help you establish applicable proposals in the workplace to reduce conflicts for this reason, and thus maintain a healthy work environment for both parties, that is, employer and employee.
What is needed to continue to reduce employment discrimination of any kind in California?
There are many ways to address discrimination, especially because it requires studying the type or form of aggression to be able to take one or more specific actions with respect to it, however, there are certain common factors that can be applied, whether it has been committed for political purposes, racial segregation, ethnic, as well as other existing ones.
Some of them are:
-Clear labor coexistence rules: That is, statutes, laws, or documents that specify the legal actions that the employee can take in the event of discrimination in the event that it occurs in the workplace or during the professional day.
-Training and workshops on what discrimination is and on how a conflict should be addressed in workplaces, for this reason: Why? A continuous education towards the employee and employer that allows them to remember the importance of an inclusive and respectful work environment so that it is enjoyable.
-Inclusive labor policies: Forgetting people with disabilities, or not taking them into account in companies or businesses where they are qualified for a specific vacancy or work activity, can be considered discrimination.
If you know someone with some type of disability who is going through a situation like this, and you want to help them, contact your human resources team or your employer and support them by giving visibility to the work or profession they perform.
If he is experiencing a case of employment discrimination, help him by putting him in contact with a lawyer or legal firm specialized in this area.
-Punishments or penalties (if required) according to the type of discrimination: If there is a human resources department in the company, you must mention your complaint, be it verbal, written, or even both, so that specific actions can be taken with regarding the aggressor or aggressor in the workplace.
However, if after a period of time some type of penalty is not taken against the person, it is advisable to go to an authority to report the case or talk to a lawyer.
In short, there are many ways or strategies to reduce, in general, discrimination and workplace harassment, however, it is necessary to continually remember them so that there is greater awareness of the problem and we can improve statistics in the area.
Remember also that you can search for information on the subject and educate yourself on your own, as well as other work colleagues, which will allow you to develop more dynamic, interactive work activities, and that allow you to interact in a more effective and respectful way with others in the workplace. work space.