Learning objectives for each chapter have been provided to help keep track of the key concepts you need to master in each chapter. 

• To discuss the increasing diversity of the contemporary labour market
• To explore the persistence of labour market inequality and to outline explanations for its continuance
• To discuss the implications of increasing labour market diversity, its positive benefits for organisations and the pitfalls associated with a failure to address inequality
• To outline how organisations might manage diversity and its implications for the various functions of HRM
• To outline the legal and political context of managing diversity.