Wright Group
Equal Opportunities Statement
1. Our Equal Opportunities Policy covers the following areas; gender (including sex, marriage or civil partner status, gender re-assignment), race (including, ethnic origin, colour, nationality and national origin), disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, pregnancy, trade union membership, part-time status or fixed term employment. It is the aim of the organisation to provide a working environment, which is free from any discrimination and free of harassment and bullying.
2. General Statement and Definition
The Company recognises that it has a legal duty to ensure that its workers and applicants for employment are not disadvantaged by any policies or conditions of service which cannot be justified for operational purposes. The Company at all times, strives to work within legislative requirements as well as promoting best practice. The Company's aim is that the composition of the workforce should reflect that of the local community and that all workers should be offered equal opportunities to achieve their full potential. The Company is committed to making sure this policy is effective and ensuring it is brought to the attention of all workers. The principle of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity also applies equally to the treatment of visitors, clients, customers and suppliers by members of our workforce.
3. Scope of the policy
This policy applies to the advertising of jobs and recruitment and selection, to training and development, opportunities for promotion, to conditions of service, benefits and facilities and pay; to health and safety and to conduct at work, to grievance and disciplinary procedures and to termination of employment.
4. Responsible Officer
The officer responsible for the implementation and effective operation of the equal opportunities policy is MR MICHAEL WRIGHT, Director.
All members of staff are responsible for the success of the Company's equal opportunities policy and must act in accordance with its aims and objectives.
5. Training for Decision Makers
The responsible Officer will ensure that all decision makers within the company are kept up to date with new legislation and changes in policy by regular meetings and information sheets.
6. Application of Policy
All workers have a duty to act in accordance with this policy, and therefore to treat colleagues with dignity at all times, and not to discriminate against or harass other members of staff, whether junior or senior to them. The Company will not tolerate any discriminatory practices or behaviour by any members of staff and any such behaviour will result in the Company's disciplinary procedure being invoked.
7. Record keeping and monitoring
Accurate records will be kept of all aspects of the Company's equal opportunity policy and regular meetings will be held between the responsible Officer and decision makers to, when necessary, amend, alter, update and monitor all aspects of the Policy and its implementation. This Policy will be communicated to all staff at regular staff meetings.
8. Grievance Procedure
Any employee who has a grievance regarding any aspect of the Company's equal opportunity policy are encouraged to raise the matter through the Company's grievance procedure and should inform his or her immediate Supervisor who in turn should raise the matter as soon as possible with the responsible Officer.
Allegations regarding breach of the policy will be treated in confidence and investigated in accordance with the relevant procedures.
This Policy incorporates the following Group of Companies being under the same control and management:
Wright (Hull) Ltd
T Wright & Son (Holdings) Ltd