Taking active steps to encourage people from disadvantaged groups to apply for jobs and training is classed as positive discrimination.
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Diversity in the workplace means implementing an equal opportunities policy.
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Rationale: Positive discrimination refers to actions being taken which give preference to a protected person, regardless of genuine suitability and qualification for the job. Statement 1 is not positive discrimination as the steps are only taken to encourage people to apply. It does not say that they will necessarily be accepted.
Diversity goes further than equal opportunities. The ways in which people meaningfully differ in the work place include not only race and ethnicity, age and gender but personality, preferred working style, individual needs and goals and so on.
