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Making your business a diverse and inclusive place can bring a more positive work culture and access to wider talent pools. But is it easy to achieve?

From our conversations with employers we’ve outlined some common challenges businesses say they face and the practical and often low cost measures you can take to create a better workplace.

"We want to ensure ethnic minority groups view us as an inclusive organisation."

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"We're worried it might be expensive to make adjustments for disabled people."

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Will they fit into the team?

Few, if any of us are free from prejudice or bias. Learn about what unconscious bias is and how it can creep into interview and selection processes.

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"People still believe some jobs are for men or women. It's really hard to attract candidates from the under-represented gender."

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Employers tell us they struggle to understand the equality dos and don'ts.

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"Positive action - that doesn't sound legal or fair."

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Receive recruitment incentives for taking on a young person facing barriers to employment.

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"It's only after they leave that we find out people had a disability."

There are steps you can take to encourage individuals to disclose a disability.

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Guides to inclusive recruitment

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How to find and attract talent

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The shortlist and interview

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Welcome a new employee or apprentice

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