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In this case study, we discuss how the management of Saint Barbara Hospital in Belgium consciously opted for an inclusive HR policy on the occasion of a radical and comprehensive change. First, we explain what exactly included the change. Then we describe the guiding principles used by the management with regard to inclusion as well as the initiatives they took to make the policy concrete. The manager of Saint Barbara defined inclusion as the intentions he and his team had, as well as the actions they took, to make coworkers and their representatives, whatever their age, ethnicity or gender, as much partner of their policy as possible. Finally, we see what lessons can be drawn from this case.
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Verschueren, M., Euwema, M.C. (2017). Showcase: Inclusive HR Policy in Times of Change . In: Arenas, A., Di Marco, D., Munduate, L., Euwema, M. (eds) Shaping Inclusive Workplaces Through Social Dialogue. Industrial Relations & Conflict Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66393-7_13
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