Equality & Diversity

Policy Statement

Equal Pay Act 1970 (Equal Value Amendment 1984)
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Gender Reassignment Regulations 1999)
Race Relations Act 1976
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
Race Relations Act 1976 (amendment) Regulations 2003
Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003
Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003
Disability Discrimination Act 2005

Our Statement of General policy

  • Every employee is entitled to a working environment which promotes dignity and respect to all, no form of intimidation, bullying or harassment will be tolerated.
  • The commitment to diversity and equality in the workplace is good management practice and makes sound business sense.
  • Breaches of our diversity and equality policy will be regarded as misconduct and could lead to disciplinary proceedings.
  • This policy is fully supported by senior management and has been agreed with trade unions and employee representatives.
  • The policy will be monitored and reviewed annually.
  • Implementation will begin with the company induction process and will form part of all other training programmes. Ongoing monitoring will take place during appraisals, observations and employee meetings.

Keymen Associates Ltd Equality Policy

The purpose of this policy is to ensure equal opportunities for all workers, job applicants, Service Users and customers, irrespective of characteristics protected under legislation: ethnicity, colour, race, nationality or ethnic origin, marriage or civil partnership, gender or gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, age, religion or belief, disability, and sexual orientation.  We value a diverse customer base and the individuality and creativity that every worker potentially brings to the workforce.

Operating principles

We are committed to observe as far as possible to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Codes of Practice for:

  • Employment
  • Equal Pay
  • Services, Public Functions and Associations.

We will comply with the following Acts and their subsequent amendments; Human Rights Act 1998, Part Time Working Regs 2000, Employment Act 2002, Equality Act 2010.

Workers, job applicants, visitors, Service Users and customers will be treated fairly, openly and honestly, and with dignity and respect.

No job applicant or worker will receive less favourable treatment on grounds of a characteristic protected under equality legislation.

Equality of opportunity is about good employment practice and makes sound business sense.

Steps will be taken to make sure all business practices ensure equal opportunities.

Recruitment, training and promotion opportunities will be made as widely available as possible.

Selection criteria for employment, training and promotion opportunities will be entirely related to the job.

Employment decisions on recruitment, promotion and training will be based on merit.

Everyone has the right to work and do business in an environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation.  We will not tolerate such behaviour under any circumstances.

Any worker or trainee who believes he or she is being discriminated against, victimised or harassed should raise the matter through the company’s complaints procedure.

Disciplinary action, including dismissal, may be taken against any worker found responsible for harassment, discrimination or victimisation.

We will ensure that all our workers, customers and Service Users are aware of the policy, and that they understand that they are responsible for observing it.

Our equality action plan outlines the steps we will take to give effect to this policy.

We will monitor the action plan and review the progress we have made each year, to make sure the policy is achieving its aims.

Equality Action Plan

Mrs Marie Spackman (Operations Director) is responsible for the equality policy and for putting the equality action plan into practice.

We will circulate our equality policy to job applicants and all workers, and their representatives, by enclosing copies in induction material and application packs, and by placing them on our website and on company notice boards.

We will make sure the equality policy applies to all our activities.

We will monitor the equality policy, for example, by collecting and analysing information about the age, disability, gender and ethnic background (an equality profile) of job applicants and all workers, at each level in the company.

If we find under-representation of any particular group (e.g. disabled people, people from ethnic minorities or people of a certain gender or age), we will:

  • Include a statement in our job advertisements, positively encouraging people from those groups to apply
  • Make sure our job advertisements reach them
  • Consider using minority and specialist media for our job advertisements
  • Consult specialist agencies, such as Job Centre Plus, for advice
  • Make sure the criteria for selection are entirely job-related
  • Review and revise the company’s policies, practices and procedures; and consider taking positive action to provide training specifically for under-represented groups
  • We will make sure all our workers know and understand our harassment policy and complaints procedure, by: circulating the policy and procedure to all staff and displaying both on company notice boards; and holding staff meetings to explain and discuss the policy.

Senior managers and other staff involved in recruitment and handling complaints will receive training in equality and the law on discrimination.

We will ensure fair and equal access to goods, services, facilities, premises and information to meet the needs of our customers in line with the requirements of law.

We will consider using external agencies to support and advise us on equality matters.

Our aim is to serve all members of the community.  If people from particular group with characteristics protected by equality legislation are disproportionately under-represented among our customers, we will develop marketing and other strategies to reach them.

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