Workplace diversity has become one of the top challenges and priorities for recruitment and HR departments. According to a recent study only 57% of the recruiters think their talent acquisition strategy attract diverse candidates*. In order to set up clear diversity and inclusion strategies, it is important for employers to understand what Diversity & Inclusion means and why there is a need for it:
Diversity brings a better employee experience
Diversity includes any dimension used to differentiate groups and people from one another. When talking about diversity in a workplace, we focus mostly on respecting and appreciating what makes employees different in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, and national origin.
Each employee in an organisation brings with them a different set of perspectives, thoughts, beliefs and ideas which helps employers have different views on various business challenges and opportunities.
Today, it is crucial for employers to recognize the benefits of these differences and learn to respect and value each individual in order to build a better employee experience company culture.
Inclusion brings a higher level of employee engagement
Inclusion, on the other hand, includes organizational efforts to make employees of all backgrounds feel welcomed, and equally treated.
- Inclusive organizational culture makes people feel respected and valued for who they are as an individual or group. Employees who feel welcomed are often much more committed to their work, are more motivated and have higher levels of employee engagement.
- The process of inclusion focuses on making people feel valued and important for company’s success. When people feel valued and appreciated, they function at full capacity and feel part of the organization’s mission and core company values.
Organizations need to focus on allocating their resources and training efforts in order to attract the right employees with the best minds, skills and experience. In today’s war for talent, this may require employers to look beyond the traditional talent acquisition and recruitment practices.
Please find some of the most important benefits of focusing on diversity and inclusion in the workplace in my next article (Published on Feb 11 2020).
* Workplace Diversity Through Recruitment, A Step-By-Step Guide, Ideal
Sources :
2020 Employee Engagement Trends, Tips from Today’s Leading CHROs and HR executives, Human Ressources Today, January 9, 2020
Diversity and Inclusion Best Practises to focus on in 2020, Smarp, September 17, 2019
Diversity & Inclusion Trends: The Year of Tough Measures, HR Technologist, January 10, 2020
The Future of Diversity and Inclusion in Tech, Where the Industry Needs to go from here, TechCrunch, June 17, 2019
Workplace Diversity Through Recruitment, A Step-By-Step Guide, Ideal