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DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE

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Race. Religion. Disability. Pregnancy. Sexual Orientation. During the recruitment process as well as throughout the employment, it is illegal for the employers in Australia to discriminate against an employee based on these and other personal qualities or attributes.   Nevertheless, workplace discrimination is a real and pressing issue, and candidates get their applications sidelined or overlooked due to these factors all the time.  TYPES OF WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION 1. Discrimination based on Gender 2. Discrimination based on Age 3. Discrimination based on Ethnicity or Race. 4. Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation.  5. Discrimination based on Disability.  6. Discrimination based on Politics.  7. Discrimination based on Immigration status.  PERSONAL EXPERIENCE During the recruitment process, I had cleared the initial rounds and assessments, I just had the final interview to go through. My skills and knowledge were a perfect match for the company. ...

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS: Key to Workplace Success

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  Employees have been investing on their technical skills, degrees, and acquiring great grades. While it is great to invest the time and effort on the technical or hard skills, equally important are the employability skills that will help get a job, maintain a job and successfully add value to any company and eventually help with career growth.     Employability skills are sometimes called soft skills, foundational skills, essential skills, work-readiness skills, or job-readiness skills. Employability skills refer to a set of transferable skills and key personal attributes which are highly valued by employers and essential for effective performance in the workplace behaviors.   Employers value employability skills because they are linked to how you get along with coworkers and customers, your job performance, and your career success. Those skills allow you to communicate with coworkers, solve problems, understand your role within the team, make responsible choic...