Culture and Diversity in the Workplace Tom & Jana Case Study Nursing Assignment Help

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QWhat regulations, standards or Act support culture and diversity in the workplace? Provide at least three. 
QThe new personal care workers are planning a night out to celebrate the end of their probationary period. The team leader responsible for the new staff is organising dinner at a local pub advising staff they welcome to bring a friend or partner. One of the new instructors Tom, is planning on bringing his partner of 5 years Dave. When the news circulates to the team leader, he pulls Tom aside and tells him it would not be appropriate to bring his partner as it may impact the reputation of the facility and cause discomfort among the other staff.
a)    Is Tom being discriminated against? Explain your answer. 
b)    What legislation or relevant Acts protects this type of breach? 
QJana’s team are organising a team barbecue lunch as part of their Friday activities. To organise the food, the team sent around a survey so everyone could indicate their food preferences. Jana advised that she could not eat pork as part of her Muslim culture. When Jana bit into her sausage during the lunch, she questioned the organiser on what the meat was. She asked them whether they had seen her food preference on the survey. She was told that they were not able to cater for her as the majority of the team opted for pork sausages and it would have complicated the order.
a)    Is this an example of cultural inclusiveness? Explain your answer. 
b)    How should the organiser of the lunch have responded to her request? 
Q      What are human rights? 
a)    Describe at least three effective strategies that could assist with communication when there is a language barrier.