Equal Opportunities and Diversity Support Staff and Fee Earners

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Course Overview

This course will consider the differences between equal opportunities and diversity and the legislation and regulation behind them, including your responsibilities under SRA Regulation.

By explaining how stereotypes and prejudices can lead to discrimination, this course will encourage you to reflect on your own views and what responsibilities you have as an employee to ensure that you treat your colleagues and clients with respect.

What are the requirements?

Watch 1 hour recorded webinar
This course provides one CPD point

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course you will have a greater understanding of the following:
- What are Equal Opportunities & Diversity
- What is Equality?
- Equality Act 2010
- Protected Characteristics
- Types of Discrimination
- Direct Discrimination
- Indirect Discrimination
- Discrimination by Association
- Discrimination by Perception
- Harassment
- Assumptions, Stereotyping & Prejudice
- Cultural Awareness
- Individual Responsibilities

What is the target audience?

Practitioners

Keywords

Collections

New Starters Induction

Support Staff

About Instructor - Anita Wynne

Chartered FCIPD, HR Consultant

Anita is a Director and Co-Founder of beststart HUMAN RESOURCES. Anita’s clients include a number of law firms, hedge funds and accountancies. Anita is a seasoned human resources professional with a career spanning over 22 years which includes 5 years in the retail sector at Marks & Spencer and 6 years in investment/professional firms which culminated in her becoming a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase. Since 2001, Anita has also been a freelance HR Tutor and Moderator in the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) post-graduate qualifications.