Equality & Diversity Quiz

Louise Petty

December 1, 2014

5 min read

Test Your Equality and Diversity Knowledge

Equality and diversity in the workplace means understanding your legal and moral responsibilities so that you can actively promote and accept people and their differences. The aim is to embed a culture within your organisation where everyone feels welcome and where staff are free from discrimination, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Try testing your knowledge of equality and diversity to see how you score.

Which one of the following is NOT one of the protected characteristics?

Age

Disability

Hair colour

Marriage

Correct! Wrong!

What is positive discrimination?

Being friendlier with certain employees over others

Favouring a job candidate from an under-represented group over another candidate

Selecting someone from a minority group for special privileges

Discriminating against a person with their permission

Correct! Wrong!

Which of these would be a potential barrier that could accidentally discriminate against certain employees?

Having fruit as a snack in a business meeting

Holding an event on a Monday morning

Using a different office across the corridor

Attending a business lunch with alcoholic drinks

Correct! Wrong!

Someone at your work is not allowed a promotion because of their age: what kind of discrimination is this?

Direct discrimination

Positive discrimination

Indirect discrimination

Perceptive discrimination

Correct! Wrong!

Test Your Equality and Diversity Knowledge

Want to learn more about your responsibilities for promoting equality and diversity in the workplace? Take a look at our Equality and Diversity Training.