why care about religion in the workplace?

• Because globalization means your employees, clients, and target audiences come from diverse cultures and practice different religions.
  
  
• Because in the U.S., religious bias complaints to the EEOC have increased 84% since 1995 -- more than discrimination based on race, national origin or sex.
  
  
• Because HR policies and practices often fail to account for religious diversity, leading to costly lawsuits, turnover and lower productivity.
  
  
• Because holidays, prayer, proselytizing, and affinity groups challenge employers, who are often unsure how to respond.
  
  
• Because more and more people are insisting that services like healthcare be provided in religiously sensitive ways.
  
  
• Because 2/3 of employees can identify religious bias in the workplaces.

Religion is the dimension of diversity that continues to fly under the radar – despite being a key component of culture and personal identity for people around the world.
Tanenbaum gives people the knowledge and skills they need to work with and serve people of all cultures and belief systems.