Bringing together international authors, this edited collection addresses the need for greater inclusivity within organizational policy and practice, in order to tackle both visible and invisible inequalities amongst employees. Evidence suggests that more positive employment relationships can be brought about by tackling diversity issues, yet there are still 'grey areas' existing in the current legislative framework. Volume I explores the way that these hidden inequalities can be used to identify an individual as 'other,' and how this ultimately affects their wellbeing and welfare at work. Analysing social justice and stigma, as well as nuanced issues within the workplace, this book is a thought-provoking read for scholars of HRM, practitioners and policy-makers.

Covers a range of inequalities such as age, disability, gender and reassignment, race, religion, sexual orientation, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity Explores role of hard and soft legislation and how organisational policies create hidden inequalities. Includes case studies as well as theoretical and conceptual chapters

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Stefanos Nachmias is Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School, UK. He is experienced in developing and delivering diversity awareness educational programmes and supporting organizations in addressing equality issues. His research interests include an assessment of line managers' diversity needs, gender in the workplace and employment practices.

Valerie Caven is Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School, UK. She holds an Academic Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests include gendered work and policy failure leading to hidden inequalities.

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1. Inequality and Organisational Practice: Work and Welfare; Stefanos Nachmias, Valerie Caven, and Amairisa Kouki.- 2. The Legal Framework on Diversity and Equality; Stefanos Nachmias, Maranda Ridgway and Valerie Caven.- 3.Expert Leadership and Hidden Inequalities in Community Projects; Christine Mortimer and Brendan Paddison.- 4. Mentoring and the Older Worker in Contemporary Organisations: The Australian Case; Julie Nyanjom.- 5. Non-binary Gender Identities in Legislation, Employment Practices and HRM Research; Catherine J. Abe and Louise Oldridge.- 6. Gender-based Favouritism in Workplace Training; Fotios Mitsakis.- 7. Transgender and Gender Non-conforming People in the Workplace: Direct and Invisible Discrimination; Ilaria Boncori, Luigi Maria Sicca and Davide Bizjak.- 8. Avoiding Hidden Inequalities in Challenging Times: Can Talent Management Help?; Muteb Alamri, Merlin Stone, Eleni Aravopoulou, Luisa Weinzierl, Guglielmo Calvini and Lakshmipriya Maheswaran.- 9. Managing Asperger Syndrome in the Workplace: Considerations for Line Managers; Anne Cockayne.- 10. The Business Case for Gender Diversity in the Indian Information Technology Industry; Shreyashi Chakraborty.- 11. Examining Disability and Work in Small Island Developing States; Jacqueline H. Stephenson.- 12. Tackling Race Inequalities in Career Progression in UK Organisations; Jill Miller.