You should have a clear statement for achieving equal opportunities in your employment practice, management structures and service strategy.
There should be a commitment to meeting the needs of all parts of the community. All disadvantaged groups and those experiencing discrimination should be included, unless your aims and objectives clearly define you as a specialist service for a specific sector of the population.
This policy should explain how you intend to implement it and how you will measure its effectiveness.
All your other policies and practices must be consistent with this.
All staff, volunteers and managers should be aware of this policy.
A good equal opportunities policy will include these elements:
- a clear statement covering employment practice, management structures and the provision of services,
- compliance with the law in terms of disability, gender and race,
- the steps taken to comply with this statement,
- the ways in which progress on equal opportunities will be monitored and reviewed,
- a commitment to providing awareness development and appropriate training - you should include disabled people in the design and delivery of disability equality training,
- the responsibility of the individual within the agency - an active commitment is expected of all staff and volunteers,
complaints, grievance and disciplinary procedures in respect of breaches of the policy.
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