Diversity and equal opportunities

Diversity means recognising, understanding and valuing the differences that exist in our society and in our workplace + read more

Diversity means recognising, understanding and valuing the differences that exist in our society and in our workplace. It’s a way of thinking which helps us to attract the best people, who can bring their personal skills, experience and ideas with them, encouraging innovation. Diversity encourages the balance between home and work commitments which leads to a more engaged workforce. It means everyone feels they can be themselves at work and knows that their contribution will be valued. A diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better performance and happier teams. It allows us to attract new customers from across the community.

Equal opportunities means that we treat people fairly and never discriminate in our recruitment process + read more

Equal opportunities means that we treat people fairly and never discriminate in our recruitment process. We also make sure that everyone has equal access to training, promotion opportunities and pay. All employees are valued equally, regardless of:

• race
• colour
• nationality
• ethnic origin
• religion or similar beliefs
• disability (where we’ll make reasonable adjustments where appropriate)
• gender
• marital status
• sexual orientation
• age
• hours of work
• trade union membership

We make sure that all our managers and employees know what is expected of them and regularly monitor the effectiveness of our policies.

We have achieved the JobCentre Plus’ Positive About Disabled People status, which means we interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria + read more

We have achieved the JobCentre Plus’ Positive About Disabled People status, which means we interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job. We also have mechanisms in place to develop the potential of staff with disabilities, to discuss disabled employees’ development, to make every effort to ensure employees who become disabled stay in employment and that all employees have an appropriate level of disability awareness.