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A) STATEMENT OF
POLICY
- We recognise that discrimination is unacceptable
and although equality of opportunity has been a long
standing
feature of our employment practices and procedure,
we have made the decision to adopt a formal equal opportunities
policy. Breaches of the policy will lead to disciplinary
proceedings and, if appropriate, disciplinary action.
- The aim of the policy is to ensure no job applicant,
employee or worker is discriminated against either
directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour,
ethnic
or national origin, religious belief, political
opinion or
affiliation, sex, marital status, sexual orientation,
gender reassignment, age or disability.
- We will ensure that the policy is circulated
to any agencies responsible for our recruitment and
a copy of
the policy will be made available for all employees
and made known to all applicants for employment.
- The policy will be communicated to all private
contractors reminding them of their responsibilities
towards the
equality of opportunity.
- The policy will be implemented in accordance
with the appropriate statutory requirements
and full account
will
be taken of all available guidance and in
particular any relevant Codes of Practice.
- We will maintain a neutral working environment
in which no employee or worker feels under
threat or intimidated.
B) RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
- The recruitment and selection process is
crucially important to any equal opportunities
policy.
We will endeavour through
appropriate training to ensure that
employees making selection and recruitment decisions
will not discriminate,
whether
consciously or unconsciously, in making
these decisions.
- Promotion and advancement will be made
on merit and all decisions relating
to this will
be made
within the
overall framework and principles
of this policy.
- Job descriptions, where used, will
be revised to ensure that they
are in line
with our equal
opportunities policy.
Job requirements will be reflected
accurately in any
personnel specifications.
- We will adopt a consistent, non-discriminatory
approach to the advertising of
vacancies.
- 5. We will not confine our recruitment
to areas or media sources which
provide only,
or mainly,
applicants
of
a particular group.
- All applicants who apply for
jobs with us will receive
fair treatment
and will
be considered
solely
on their
ability to do the job.
- All employees involved in
the recruitment process
will periodically
review their
selection criteria
to ensure
that they are related to
the job requirements and do not
unlawfully discriminate.
- Short listing and interviewing
will be carried out by
more than one person
where
possible.
- Interview questions
will be related to the requirements
of the job and will not be of a discriminatory nature.
- We will not disqualify
any applicant because
he/she is unable to complete an application form unassisted
unless personal completion of the form is a valid
test
of the standard of English required for the safe
and effective performance of the job.
- Selection decisions
will not be influenced
by any perceived prejudices
of other staff.
C) TRAINING AND PROMOTION
- Senior staff will
receive training
in the application of
this policy to
ensure that they are aware
of its
contents and provisions.
- All promotion will be in line with this policy.
D) MONITORING
- We will maintain and review the employment
records of all employees in order to
monitor the progress
of this policy.
- Monitoring may involve:-
- a. the collection and classification of
information regarding the
race in terms of ethnic/national
origin and sex of all applicants
and current employees;
- b. the examination by ethnic/national
origin and sex of the
distribution of employees
and the success
rate of the applicants; and
- c. recording recruitment, training
and promotional records
of all employees, the decisions reached
and the reason for those decisions.
- The results of any monitoring
procedure will be reviewed
at regular intervals
to assess the
effectiveness of the implementation
of this policy. Consideration
will be given, if necessary, to adjusting this
policy to afford greater equality of
opportunities to
all applicants and staff.
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