Human Rights legislation and how it can help you
While we may associate breaches of human rights with dictatorships and military juntas rather than workplaces in democratic countries, the issue of safeguarding human rights is none the less one that merits serious consideration when it comes to promoting workplace well-being. This is because in a pressurised work setting, people’s rights can easily get forgotten or overlooked. In addition, human rights can be deliberately abused at times – for example, as a result of bullying and harassment. Furthermore, although unscrupulous employers are thankfully in the minority, it is unfortunately the case that they have not ceased to exist altogether. Having a knowledge of human rights and making sure that they are safeguarded are therefore important concerns for staff, managers and human resource professionals. To find out more, choose from the menu below.
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Publications by Neil Thompson to help you with human rights issues
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Promoting Equality: Challenging Discrimination and Oppression presents the theory base and relates this to the practical isses around promoting equality and valuing diversity. This important book will be valuable to a wide range of students, practitioners, managers and educators. Buy Promoting Equality from The neil thompson Bookshop You will find a more detailed account of the book on Neil Thompson's website. |
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Promoting Equality, Valuing Diversity (Russell House Publishing, 2009) Issues of equality and diversity are complex, difficult and sensitive. Some people believe they have already learned everything. This training manual is designed to help people to build on the strengths and avoid the pitfalls of the past. It dispels some of the myths and oversimplifications around issues like ’political correctness’, and shows how dangerous it is to oversimplify and distort some very complicated issues. |
