EEO Training Course

An EEO training course that only covers deliberate discrimination misses where most organisations actually have exposure.

Direct discrimination is treating someone less favourably because of a protected attribute. It is easy to explain and relatively rare in a deliberate form.

Indirect discrimination is a rule that applies to everyone and disadvantages a group unreasonably. There is no intent required. A blanket requirement for full-time availability, a physical requirement that is not genuinely needed for the role, or a mandatory shift pattern that excludes carers can all qualify.

This is why organisations with good intentions and a well-drafted policy still face complaints. The problem sits in an operational rule nobody examined.

The test is whether the requirement is reasonable in the circumstances, which means an organisation has to be able to explain why the rule exists and why it could not be met another way.

The Australian Human Rights Commission covers discrimination law. This is general information rather than legal advice.

See Sentrient’s EEO training course and diversity and flexibility course.