This factsheet explores what workplace equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) means, and how an effective strategy is essential to an organisation’s business objectives.

Discover how to promote equal opportunities and manage equality, diversity and inclusion in your organisation. At the CIPD, our ‘Inclusion at work 2022 report’ showed that just 30% of employers say their leaders are completely committed to having an inclusive and diverse workforce.

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Our research into diversity and inclusion at work finds that many barriers to equality exist. We make some key recommendations for people professionals to drive change: Organisational culture and policies

All people professionals – and all employees and workers – need to understand equality, diversity and inclusion and the role they have to play, and you will see this throughout the Core knowledge areas and Core behaviours of the Profession Map.

As part of effective equality, diversity and inclusion and employee engagement strategies, employers should undertake thorough reviews or equality analyses of policies and working practices to remove unfair discrimination and bias.

Our research highlights the key barriers and enablers to help people professionals improve LGBT+ workplace inclusion

Feb 20, 2024 · The findings provide a clear rationale for neuroinclusion to be a key part of an organisation’s equality, diversity and inclusion efforts as well as its wellbeing approach.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is about creating inclusive environments and practices where employees can be themselves, are valued for their differences, and be supported to work at their best. What does an equality, diversity and inclusion specialist do?

Sep 23, 2019 · This research report assesses the evidence on inclusion - what does inclusion look like in practice, and how can people professionals and the wider business be more inclusive?