PREPARE WORKFLOOR
HR-possibilities
Existing tools and practices will become more accessible to everyone. The clearer, the fewer errors on the work floor and the more recruitment potential (short-skilled, young people, etc.). In addition, there are financial incentives (e.g. IBO-T, BIO) or free support (e.g. job and language coaching) that compensate the investment.
This way you have one point of contact and receive customized proposals and solutions. Communicate openly about activities, challenges and needs in your company and sector. The better the consultant knows your company and industry, the more the advice will be tailored to your specific situation. You can find an overview of workplace architects here.
These include the workability voucher that allows you to identify bottlenecks around workable employment, as well as the SME portfolio for training, advice and the purchase of services that improve the quality of the business, and training or coaching premiums through your sector or training fund.
Diversity Policy
Think management, leadership, employees, but also trade unions, works council, suppliers, customers, ... their input can be of added value. You can also involve experts such as a consultant from the Agentschap voor Integratie en Inburgering, or a language coach, etc. Need support? A supported inquiry process can help you, together with all parties involved, to gain insight into where your company stands in terms of diversity.
A diversity manager will help keep the focus on the issue and make sure the knowledge influx about diversity in your company remains current. A steering committee with a good mix of employees can act as a think tank to shape your diversity policy. Need support? Unia can help you set up a task force.
This allows you to assess how your staff views diversity and in which way they would like to achieve more diversity in your workplace. Contact the Agentschap Integratie & Inburgering for a tailor-made training course. Apply these tips in situations of resistance.
Consistently communicate your message both inside and outside your company. Here are some tips and examples on how to embed diversity into your mission and vision.
Start from a case of an employee with a migrant background in one of your teams and share the success factors and lessons learned from this journey with other teams and departments.
These include the SME portfolio for training, advice and the purchase of services that improve the quality of the business, and training or coaching premiums through your sector or training fund.
Get inspired by the brochure HR and Diversity best practices and the 10 tips for a successful diversity policy or check the websites www.vreemdevragen.be and www.diversiteitspraktijk.be for tips and tools. The app Werk.kleur.rijk explains diversity in the workplace by means of testimonies and cases from both managers and employees with a migrant background. You can also use this diversity
- checklist With online custom report developed by Verso. Or,
- checklist 'get more out of diversity', developed by LOGOS.
This way you can reduce language barriers and ensure that your employees understand instructions promptly, work together safely, understand each other and feel comfortable in your workplace. Check here how you can implement a language policy. If you have any questions about language policy in your company, please contact the Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering.
In the communicatiewaaier of Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering you will provide you with practical tools such as translation apps, pictogram booklets, etc. The brochure beslismodel teaches your staff which type of language they should use in relation to the employee's level of Dutch. Also take advantage of the 10 tips for clear oral and written use of language or or attend a workshop on accessible communication. Find more information and tips on communicating effectively here. Please be sure to also check out tips and tools on language in the workplace.
More info in the brochure 'Maak van taal werk'.
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