The Effects of Workplace Discrimination

Can you imagine how life-changing workplace discrimination can be not only to the victims but also to the perpetrators themselves? They can land your company in legal turmoil, and at the same time negatively affect your employees’ quality of life in many respects.

Some of the most fatal effects of workplace discrimination are:

Physical and Emotional Problems that Result from Excessive Strain

Presence of workplace discrimination especially when it is obvious and persistent may lead to the development of anxiety disorders, low self-esteem, stress and mental health issues. Eventually, these take a toll on both physical and psychological well-being of workers.

Increased Absenteeism

Of course, if somebody undergoes discrimination at work he or she might have more sick days off, float days off and vacation time with an aim to escape from this. It has negative consequences on personal career progress as well as team productivity.

Negative Impact on Team Dynamics and Collaboration

No single group can reach its highest potential whilst overt discrimination is a factor in its dynamics. Thus, organisations need to critically examine how their teams are structured and function while seeking transparent feedback from all stakeholders.

Lack of Identification and Promotion of High Performers

Companies might not be able to identify and promote top talent into leadership positions because they engage in open as well as systemic forms of discrimination. This loss for business is likely to cause the high performer leave such a company.

Lost Productivity Due to Lack of Innovation

The ability for businesses recruitment new talent becomes affected by prejudice against them as much as employee engagement levels decline alongside poor work cultures which leads to a decrease in productivity and innovation once again causing another loss for businesses.

Ruining Your Employer Brand Name

Talking grounds between candidates is when employees talk about their experience within firms. When there is any form of bias, it will definitely enter public discussions held on social media platforms like Glassdoor or LinkedIn where people would comment on their local authorities concerning diversity issues broadly confronted within workplaces.

It does not just end at being a legal matter. This speaks about the welfare of your workforce and future performance in your company. Thus, you should take pro-active steps to identify and prevent workplace discrimination as much as possible.