The Company recognises that discrimination in the workplace in any form,
is unacceptable and in most cases unlawful. We have therefore adopted an
Equal Opportunities Policy to ensure that all job applicants and employees
are treated fairly and without favour or prejudice. We are committed to
applying this policy throughout all areas of employment; recruitment and
selection, training, development and promotion. In all situations people
will be judged solely on merit or ability. The following sets down the key
points of the policy, and any breach of the policy will lead to
disciplinary action which may include dismissal.
- Each and every employee has a duty to observe and apply the policy at
all times.
- The policy will be implemented in accordance with the requirements of
the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the Sex Discrimination Acts 1975
and 1986, the Race Relations Act 1976, and the Disability Discrimination
Act 1995.
- To ensure that we reach the widest cross section of the community, all
vacancies will be advertised through the appropriate agencies, or
independent media, as well as being advertised internally.
- We will ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less
favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic,
or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability,
political opinion/affiliation, age or religion.
- Our application form will be as simple and straight forward as possible
and we will not ask for unnecessary information.
- Interview questions will be related to the requirements of the job and
we will not seek irrelevant qualifications. Applicants will be short
listed/selected solely on the basis of capability.
- Each and every employee has an obligation to make a positive
contribution towards engendering an environment of equal opportunity
throughout the business.
- The Grievance Procedure is available to any individual who believes that
they have been discriminated against, and the Company would urge those
individuals to pursue their rights through this channel.
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