Home topics small-business-resources hot-tips The staff of Easy Weddings ‘breaking bread’ together for Harmony Day/Week Hot Tips Recruitment Small Business Hot Tips Why creating an inclusive workplace is crucial Matt Butterworth March 21, 2018 Today is Harmony Day, the annual Australian holiday recognising our multiculturalism and different backgrounds. It’s a great opportunity as a workplace to celebrate what makes us as individuals different and unique, as well as what makes us inclusive as a society. We celebrate Harmony Day as Harmony Week every year. It gives everyone in the team the opportunity to share their culture as well as giving our office more of a chance to connect with one another. But recognising cultural diversity as a workplace all year round isn’t, and shouldn’t be, hard. While some businesses may still have a way to go, Australia is a multicultural country. If you are open to cultural diversity , it just happens. We don’t overly go about celebrating diversity across the year, it’s just a part of who we are. And while there may be extra training on some differing cultural aspects, we are all accepted for who we are and what skills we bring to the table. Regardless, from a business perspective, making sure you have a more diverse workplace makes sense. Members of inclusive teams are ten times more likely to be highly effective than those in a non-inclusive team. Not to mention that it’s a safer environment for your staff, with those in an inclusive workplace seven