6 Tips To Make Your Workplace Size-Inclusive
Remove posters or promotions encouraging weight loss or weight loss challenges.
Have uniforms or promotional clothing swag in an extended range of sizes. Also, have in place a solution if an employee needs larger sizes than what is available.
Check to see if the company healthcare has BMI limits or requires a health screening that includes asking an employee's weight or BMI. Use a different provider if necessary.
nclude anti-fat bias training in your diversity, equity and inclusion education plans.
Provide armless chairs, or designed for people in bigger bodies that have higher weight capacities. Make sure chairs are not bolted down, in the break room for example.
Include body size as part of the protected identities in HR policies or the HR manual which the company will not allow discrimination against.
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