Inclusive job design can support employees to work in a way that values their differences, leverages skills and helps them to do their best work.
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While managers are best placed to enable this, research shows that less consideration is given to how the job description and placement influences who applies for the role, and how hired employees will allocate their time.
Common pitfalls include:
- Over-reliance on past practice
- Using vague criteria that could lead to discrimination or bias
- Defaulting to full-time work without considering whether flexibility can be built into the position
- Inadvertent use of gendered language.
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Check out this designing roles resource for factors to consider when designing roles.
Use this resourcing request template to prompt your managers to think more critically about inclusive job design.
The simplifying criteria resource has information on simplifying job ad criteria.