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Distinguish between equal opportunities and the management of diversity. How is it possible to justify either in a commercial organisation?  

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Human Resource Management MM32010 Distinguish between equal opportunities and the management of diversity. How is it possible to justify either in a commercial organisation? Word Count: 1496 Distinguish between equal opportunities and the management of diversity. How is it possible to justify either in a commercial organisation? Discriminating in employment is unavoidable. Indeed discrimination is necessary when rejecting unsuitable applicants for a job. However in the past it was possible to discriminate against prospective employees due to non-skills based criteria but rather on physical characteristics of the person which would have no influence on their ability to do a job. For example discriminating against a woman because she was not a man, or discriminating against a black man because he was not white. This type of discrimination is unfair and morally wrong. Unfair discrimination on the basis of gender, ethnic origin and disability is illegal in the UK due to the implementation of equal opportunities...

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