Also discrimination claims can be based off of: 1) Disparate Impact or 2) Disparate Treatment. Disparate Treatment is a worker being the subject of discrimination due to race, skin color, ethnicity, or similar features (Bennett-Alexander, 2007). Disparate Impact is the company not intending to discriminate, although the company’s rules affect the workers on basis of race, skin color, ethnicity, or similar features (Bennett-Alexander, 2007). Horatio prior to filing his claim of racial discrimination must file a formal complaint. This complaint is filed with the EEOC.
You would not share information about your personal life as you would with your friends. This is important as it keeps the work place professional. As with working relationships with service users the employee must ensure they stick within the boundaries set out in the employers policies. The employee must never let a relationship with a service user turn into a personal one as this would clearly infringe on the employer policies and could lead to either service user or the employee been left in a vulnerable position. 2.
Equality, Diversity and Rights - Unit 2 M2 - Assess the influence of a recent national policy initiative promoting anti - discriminatory practice. Anti discriminatory practice is the main method used to combat discrimination. It is action taken to prevent discrimination on the grounds of age, race, class, gender, disability etc and it also takes into account how individuals behave towards other each other. It is very important for all employees in health and social care settings to use and promote anti discriminatory practice in the workplace and in their everyday work. This will help reduce prejudice, eradicate discrimination and promote equality for service users and for staff.
However, those in nursing can be distinguished by its emphasis on relationships, collaborative care and human dignity.” Legal and ethical issues can intertwine and can vary from person to person. The issues faced by nurses in their practice are based on what the individual believes is right or wrong and according to Guido (2010) ethics embodies a process of establishing standards of conduct and moral judgment. The chief ideologies of healthcare ethics that must be supported in every day clinical practice are beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice. Beneficence means promoting actions that are beneficial. Nurses work to foster what is best for their clients and attempt to achieve optimal outcomes.
The government have set out a number of health and social care initiatives which include the Equality Act 2010, the Care Standards act 2000 and The Dignity in Care Act. All these acts are in place to promote anti-discriminatory practice in all health and social care settings. The Equality Act 2010 is in place to stop people being treated unfairly and try to give everyone equal opportunities, the act protects 9 characteristics including; age, disability, gender reassignment , marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. The Equality Act 2010 ensures that everyone is treated equally for example if in a work setting such as a school it will ensure that all staff regardless of their sex receives the same pay depending on their job role and responsibilities. Care providers will have to follow The Equality Act 2010; they can do this in a number of ways such as creating a set of policies and procedures that the staff will have to follow.
Everything you do must be in their best interest and protect them from harm in every sense including but by no means restricted to, physical, emotional, financial and medical. I must report any risks I come across to a manager or supervisor; this can include poor working practices by other members of staff, equipment, other individuals, the working environment and even family members. Failure to report these would be seen as negligence on my part and could even result in prosecution. 2.1 Describe potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s right. A potential dilemma could be the client not wanting to visit the hospital when the client has been medically advised that it is essential for them to do so, refusal of medication or any time the service user exercises their rights, to choose or refuse, that could potentially cause harm to themselves or others.
If you treat one person less favourable then another due to some personal characteristics, that is discrimination. Under current legalisation, it is illegal for an enterprise to discriminate against customers or staff on the basis of sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual preference, race and nationality and physical and mental impairment. All staff should be a aware of this legislation, and what it means for day-to-day work practices. There is anti-discrimination legislation at both State and Federal Levels. 2.
Healthcare settings need to develop a clear written workplace policy stating that harassment and discrimination are not tolerated and establish a process for hearing complaints while maintaining confidentially by appointing an appropriate ‘Contact Officer’ to deal with complaints. If we are going to work harmoniously with people from diverse backgrounds, we need to be tolerant and respectful about values, beliefs and religious practices, which may be very different from our own. The more we learn about other cultures, the more we can put ourselves in other people’s shoes and respect their position. When you and a co-worker do not agree, try looking at things from their perspective. (DOE&T
Explains concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care In this essay for P1 I will be explaining the theories of equality, diversity and rights within the health and social care sector. I’ll give examples of the different health sectors and a few examples of what people are discriminated against and how the discriminating practise is valued how it affects the workplace. For P2 I will also be describing the discrimatory practices in Health and Social Care. Working in health and social care sector it is important that every individual uses these three health sectors equality, diversity and rights. Each person should be able to identify the importance of gender, age, race, sexuality, beliefs, ethnicity, disability, education, sexual orientation, backgrounds, skin colour and language.
P4 Explain how national initiatives promote anti discriminatory practice The Equality Act The Equality Act brings together over 116 separate pieces of legislation into this one Act. All together this provides a legal framework to protect the rights of people and have equality of opportunity for everyone. The 9 characteristics that are protected by the Equality Act 2010 are: * age * disability * gender reassignment * marriage or civil partnership * pregnancy and maternity * race * religion or belief * sex * sexual orientation The Act legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in society by setting out the different ways in which it is unlawful to treat someone. In Silver Birch, they would follow the Equality Act which would help to promote anti-discriminatory practice by making sure the residents are treated equally and respected regardless of factors such as disability, race or sexual orientation. For example, a heterosexual black male will be treated the same as a homosexual white female from a different country.