1 What is EDI, and why is it so important for HR professionals and HRM today?

This section introduces you to the issues of equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. Equality, or equity, along with diversity and inclusion are generally grouped together and abbreviated as EDI.

You will consider how and why these four issues are important for organisations and how they are defined. You will also consider how they relate to the UK’s Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), to issues of positive discrimination and affirmative action, and to the concept of intersectionality.