Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Individuals with different cultures, perspectives and experiences are at the heart of the way the company works. We want to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their background, and make best use of their talents. We are guided by our Core Values in everything we do, and we recognise that being a diverse and inclusive employer helps us fulfil our responsibility to make a difference for our team members, our clients, our customers and in our industry.
We know that actively valuing differences will enhance the way we work and recognising that people from different backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights to the way we operate; generating new ideas and perspectives as well making us representative of the community and society as a whole. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment; in the recruitment, training and development of our team members and to pro-actively tackle and eliminate discrimination in our business.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and is fully committed to a policy of treating all of its team members and job applicants equally.
The Company will take all reasonable steps to employ, train and promote team members on the basis of their experience, abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership. These are known as “protected characteristics”. The Company will also take all reasonable steps to provide a work environment in which all team members are treated with respect and dignity.
The company is also committed to creating a work environment free of harassment and bullying, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Some harassment is unlawful discrimination and serious harassment may be a criminal offence. The Company will not condone any form of harassment, whether engaged in by team members or by outside third parties who do business with the Company, such as clients, customers, contractors and suppliers.
Commitment
- We will work to break down barriers, eliminate discrimination and ensure equal opportunities and access for all groups both in employment, and to goods and services.
- We will celebrate difference and value everyone. Each person is an individual with visible and non-visible differences and by respecting this everyone can feel valued for their contributions, which is beneficial not only for the individual but for the company too.
- We will seek to develop a work environment where we treat all team members as individuals, in a fair and in a consistent way, working within the spirit and practice of the Equality Act 2010 by promoting a culture of respect, dignity and actively challenging discrimination, should it ever arise.
- We will continue to support our leaders, managers and team members to demonstrate the principles of diversity and inclusion in their everyday activities, roles and functions.
- We will remove unnecessary barriers for our team members; seeking opportunities through training and development, promotion and career planning.
- We will encourage new team members to join us by operating a fair and transparent selection and recruitment process; particularly we will use various mediums to find, engage and employ people with talent and skills who are currently under-represented in our workforce
- As a technical supporter of arts and the creative industries we will seek to join, support and encourage our industry organisations, partners, suppliers and clients to make equality, diversity, and inclusion integral to their ways of working
- We will ensure the rights and obligations apply equally to all team members, whether part time or full time on a substantive or fixed-term contract, and also to associated persons such as work placements, agency team members, contractors and others employed under a contract of service. All team members have personal responsibility for the application of the full policy. As part of team member induction, team members are expected to read and familiarise the full Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion policy which is part of the team member handbook, ensuring that the policy is properly observed and fully complied with; team members are required to sign the handbook declaration as part of their induction.
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process will be conducted in such a way as to result in the selection of the most suitable person for the job in terms of relevant experience, abilities and qualifications.
Advertisements will encourage applications from all suitably qualified and experienced people. When advertising job vacancies, in order to attract applications from all sections of the community and so as not to exclude applications from those with protected characteristics.
Advertisements will not exclude any qualified applicants based on protected characteristics, unnecessary requirements, or marital status. Promotions and transfers will be open to all eligible team members. The selection process will be consistent and based on job requirements and individual suitability. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants. Personal circumstances will be discussed objectively without assumptions about protected characteristics.