Online Meetings and EDI Considerations
This Pocket Book offers senior managers, chairs, trainers, supervisors, line managers, HR personnel, employees and employee/trade union representatives a guide to hosting online meetings, training sessions and meetings.
Online platforms are becoming the method of choice for a range of meetings from a management or staff briefing, one to one meet-ups, team or department meeting, interviews, training, board or public and committee meetings. As with all changes in working practice, its impact on those with protected characteristics should be considered.
ALthough there are many benefits to online meetings, they can create social challenge as they come into people’s homes, allowing access to what goes on at a personal level and in doing so, may increase the risk of bias, discrimination and harassment.
Contents
Online Meetings
Legal risks and implications
Types of discrimination
Reasonable Adjustments
Public Sector Equality Duty
Equality Impact Assessments
Protected Characteristics
Legal case
Hosting an online meeting
Recording meetings
Subtle Acts of Exclusion
Code of Conduct
Before the meeting
Host responsibilities
Attendees
Management Considerations
Action you can take if you think that you are being discriminated against
Price: £10
