{"id":170245,"date":"2024-06-05T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T08:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realbusiness.co.uk\/?p=170245"},"modified":"2024-07-17T08:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T07:08:00","slug":"positive-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realbusiness.co.uk\/positive-discrimination","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Benefits Of Positive Discrimination In The Workplace?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Positive discrimination is when a person receives favourable treatment, usually because they are from an underrepresented group in society. In the workplace, this is common in the recruitment process for example, for companies to increase equality. But is positive discrimination legal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, actually, this is still considered a form of discrimination which is illegal in UK law based on the Equality Act of 2010, which essentially makes it illegal to discriminate (positively or negatively) based on a particular protected characteristic, such as race, age, gender, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rather than using positive discrimination to recruit diverse candidates with a range of protected characteristics, you can instead reach out to under represented groups and providing support for those who are equally qualified to ensure you are being fair to all candidates. Rather than positive discrimination in the workplace, this is known as positive action.<\/p>\n

During this article, we will explore the differences between positive discrimination and positive action and what effect this has on inequality within the workplace to help decide how effective each method is. The aim here is to avoid unlawful discrimination whilst still ensuring equal opportunity for ethnic minority groups, all age ranges and genders, etc.<\/p>\n

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