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"Carrot" approach isn't driving inclusion; time for the "stick"
Despite 50 years of anti-discrimination legislation, workplaces are still struggling with the basic concept of inclusion, and it's time to reframe it as "a human right", a leadership forum has heard.
When it comes to anti-discrimination laws, according to Nareen Young, professor of the UTS Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, the "carrot" approach hasn't worked.
"Employers have had the 'business case' for decades now and it's just not producing the change it needs to."
Therefore, she says, its time for "the stick", namely: "It's a human right. Employers have a legal responsibility."
Young contributed these comments in Rise Up, a new book on inclusive leadership written by workplace lawyer Fay Calderone (reported here by HR Daily), and she reiterated them at the recent launch event...
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