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Acas launches equality and diversity
e-learning tool

Employment relations adviser Acas has developed a free equality and diversity online learning tool.

Acas says the e-learning tool, on sexual orientation and gender reassignment, is provided alongside a free consultation from Acas as part of the Government's drive to promote good practice to underpin the sexual orientation and religion and belief regulations 2003.

Further audit tools in religious belief and age discrimination are also being developed by Acas.

Stephen Williams, head of the equality and diversity unit at Acas, said: "It must be an intolerable situation to know you are working in an environment where you feel your contributions are not valued. Unfortunately many can suffer - for years sometimes - without being able to overcome this problem, and even more worrying is that employers are not trained to be aware of the types of issues that can make people feel undervalued and ineffective."

"This has been the main driver behind Acas devising a series of equality and diversity e-learning tools designed to help both employers and employees recognise relevant issues and be able to address them."

To register/login to the Acas e-learning programme, visit: www.acas.org.uk/elearning/

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