Benefits of a diverse workplace

Specific Benefits

Specific benefits will vary depending on priorities for each organisation but can include:

• Attracting recruiting and retaining people from a wide "talent" base.
• Reducing the costs of labour turnover and absenteeism.
• Contributing to employee flexibility and responsiveness.
• Building employee commitment, morale and discretionary effort.
• Managing better the impact of globalisation and technological change.
• Enhancing creativity and innovation.
• Improving knowledge of how to operate in different cultures.
• Improving the understanding of the needs of current customers and clients.
• Assisting in the development of new products, services and marketing strategies.
• Enhancing the organisation’s reputation and image with external stakeholders.
• Creating opportunities for disadvantaged groups and building social cohesion.
• (source: http://www.oneworkplace.org.uk/controller6e39.html?p_service)

more information on benefits from ACAS, EHRC