WORKPLACE CULTURE
BEST PRACTICE 1
Intentionally design, revamp, and implement policies that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Example of how this Best Practice connects to the Guiding Principles:
Address Structural Racism: Employers should strive to reflect community diversity and enact practices that provide equitable opportunities and allow people to reach their full potential.
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Address Trauma: Employers should customize services for individuals and communities.
Examples of how employers can implement this Best Practice:
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Develop and deliver organization-wide diversity-focused training on implicit/unconscious bias.
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Provide training related to the LGBTQ+ community (such as safe space training) as well as training for working with different languages, people with interpreters, and people with disabilities.
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Regularly review and openly share data related to organizational diversity, broken down by job level, full-time/part-time, and other key categories.
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Make space within organizational culture and schedules for conversations and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Declare a commitment to diversity on job applications, website, etc.
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Ensure written policies address diversity and inclusion.
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Be aware of financial needs of employees and how employer culture can impact these.
Who is Doing this Well?
As employers commit to this best practice and show improvement on it, we will share their information here.