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Planned Action Limited is committed to encouraging and ensuring fairness and equality of opportunity from the recruitment stages through to full employment. We consider any form of discrimination, victimisation, bullying or harassment of any employee or job applicant, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of Race, Ethnic Origin, Sex or marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or philosophical belief to be totally unacceptable.
The company recognises that everyone has a right to dignity in the workplace. We are also aware that a sound Equal Opportunities Policy represents not only good management practice, but also makes sound business sense. Ultimately, this policy should work towards ensuring that all employees reach their full potential, which will be fully utilised to maximise the efficiency of the organisation.
We have, therefore, adopted an Equal Opportunities Policy to ensure there shall be no discrimination.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Company
In order to ensure that this policy is effective, PAL will:
- Implement all reasonable measures to comply with current legislation concerning discrimination
- Eliminate and prevent, as far as is reasonably possible, discrimination, victimisation, bullying and harassment in the workplace
- Encourage all its employees to take a positive active role against all forms of discrimination, victimisation, bullying and harassment
- Deter employees from participating in discriminatory behaviour, victimisation, bullying or harassment
- Demonstrate to all employees that they can rely upon the company's full support in cases of discrimination, victimisation, bullying or harassment at work
- Provide training and guidance to all staff members within the company so as to ensure they fully understand their responsibilities under the legislation
- Ensure regular monitoring of this policy, principles and programmes
While the company recognises that the overall responsibility for the effective operation of this policy lies with the Directors, it is incumbent upon all employees, whatever their position within the company, to take responsibility for ensuring its effective implementation in their day-to-day activities and working relationships with colleagues.
Employees
Employees must recognise that they have an important part to play in the success of this policy, by:
- Fully co-operating with any measures introduced to develop equal opportunities and diversity in the workplace
- Respecting the sensitivities of others
- Refrain from taking discriminatory actions or decisions which are contrary to either the letter or spirit of this policy and, for employees of managerial status, that they ensure that those who report to them also comply with the policy
- Ensuring they do not instruct, induce, or attempt to induce or pressurise other employees to act in breach of this policy
- Ensuring that employees who make, or support, complaints in respect of breaches of this policy are not victimised but treated fairly and responsively both when the complaint is made and thereafter.
Breaches of the company's equal opportunities policy and procedures, and any unfair or unlawful discrimination, bullying, victimisation or harassment will not be tolerated and will be dealt with under the Company's disciplinary procedures. In serious cases, this would lead to dismissal of the relevant individual on the grounds of gross misconduct.
The policy shall also apply to employees of contractors working at the company's premises.
© COPYRIGHT PLANNED ACTION 2009
