Teams of student-consultants will perform an inclusion and diversity assessment at your workplace to assess where your company currently stands and then provide recommendations for incorporating equitable practices that are relevant for your company. Studies show that workplaces that value diversity gain a competitive advantage, have more adaptable and creative workforces, and perform better financially than similar firms. Many young job-seekers want to work at firms that value diversity, and rank a diverse workplace as extremely important in deciding what firms they want to work for.

Project activities include but are not limited to:

• Developing and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of contemporary themes and issues associated with HRM, with their implications at strategic, policy and operational levels;
• Planning for and organise recruitment, selection, appraisal, training and career development of employees, taking into account the contemporary issues of diversity, career management, and ethical and responsible leadership;
• Future of work (gig economy, work -from-home; co-production; cooperative structures and digital collaborations);
• Managing people in times of crisis - the impact of Covid-19 (e.g. digital leadership);
• Sustainable HR practices;
• Ethical business choices and new green deal;
• Evaluating the relative strengths and weaknesses of HR function in terms of diversity management in contemporary work organizations
• Operating with appropriate sensitivity and responsiveness in managing global workforce and changing needs of employees in terms of work-life balance and flexible work arrangements;
• A comparison of how your organization's diversity management practice stack up with similar companies;
• Suggestions for incorporating diversity training;
• Developing a roll out plan for incorporating diverse practices into your workforce and explaining its positive benefits.