Case study 1

Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.

Susan works in the office of a community health centre and has been on maternity leave twice. Her manager, Jason, sees maternity as an unfair burden on the employer in the workplace. Fearing Susan will take maternity leave a third time, Jason promotes far less qualified and experienced people over her and singles Susan out to work overtime, which he knows makes her life very difficult. He hopes these actions will cause her to leave. Susan decides she has had enough of Jason's behaviour and wants the matter resolved in court. She consults a lawyer and is made aware of how her rights have been violated.

Q 1. What law is Jason breaking and why?

Q.2. Under human right legislation what right has been infringed in this case?

Case study 2

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Felicity took over her parent's disability care centre, which they had run as a family business for many years. Many of the employees had been there for years and had the attitude of 'It is our way or the highway'. Many of the residents are unhappy and feel that they are undervalued and that their rights are not being met.

Q. 1

List four (4) professional development programs that Felicity should instigate with her employees to foster diversity?

Q.2

List ways for dealing with different beliefs or value systems that Felicity could incorporate into her diversity strategy.