Step 3- Community Outreach
Community outreach or partnerships is a great way for your company to show commitment to managing a diverse workforce. It is also a team building exercise that can unite colleagues in an effort to make the community a better place.
Step 4- Flexible Holidays
Holiday observances can vary from culture to culture. To ensure that every employee can observe the holidays that they wish, flexible holidays could be offered. For example-employees could swap December holidays with the holidays that are more in line with their culture. If this is not possible, due to business cycles, your holidays policies could be reviewed and revised to allow some flexibility during times of religious celebration.
Step 5- Open Door Policy
The open door policy has been used successfully by many of the biggest companies in the world. Originally stemming from the idea that managers keep their doors open to encourage other staff members to come in, it is now a wide spread communication strategy that can be used to enhance your diversity strategy. The implementation of the open door policy is fairly simple in new companies but can be difficult in established ones. It takes a shift in company culture to successfully implement this policy. In companies where 'doors' have been shut for a long time, encouraging senior and non-senior staff to open up lines of communication will take a great deal of time and trust.
http://torontotranslators.com/blog/7-steps-toward-managing-a-diverse-workforce-a-series-of-workplace-diversity-articles-part-2/
Community outreach or partnerships is a great way for your company to show commitment to managing a diverse workforce. It is also a team building exercise that can unite colleagues in an effort to make the community a better place.
Step 4- Flexible Holidays
Holiday observances can vary from culture to culture. To ensure that every employee can observe the holidays that they wish, flexible holidays could be offered. For example-employees could swap December holidays with the holidays that are more in line with their culture. If this is not possible, due to business cycles, your holidays policies could be reviewed and revised to allow some flexibility during times of religious celebration.
Step 5- Open Door Policy
The open door policy has been used successfully by many of the biggest companies in the world. Originally stemming from the idea that managers keep their doors open to encourage other staff members to come in, it is now a wide spread communication strategy that can be used to enhance your diversity strategy. The implementation of the open door policy is fairly simple in new companies but can be difficult in established ones. It takes a shift in company culture to successfully implement this policy. In companies where 'doors' have been shut for a long time, encouraging senior and non-senior staff to open up lines of communication will take a great deal of time and trust.
http://torontotranslators.com/blog/7-steps-toward-managing-a-diverse-workforce-a-series-of-workplace-diversity-articles-part-2/
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