Equal Opportunities Policy In Employment & Service Delivery
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Volunteer Work, Reference & Language, Reference, Guides & Handbooks, Business & Finance, Management & Leadership
| Author: | Gordon Owen | ISBN: | 1230000136399 |
| Publisher: | iGO eBooks | Publication: | May 24, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gordon Owen |
| ISBN: | 1230000136399 |
| Publisher: | iGO eBooks |
| Publication: | May 24, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
An equal opportunities policy simply sets out how your organisation is going to make sure that your organisation is open and accessible and strives to treat people fairly.
It is important because:
• A number of individuals, organisations and communities in this country face discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
• Organisations can ignore or discriminate against particular minority or disadvantaged groups, quite unintentionally.
• Writing an equal opportunities policy will help you think about the practical things that you can do to make sure that your group treats people equally and with respect.
• It will show that you are aware of discrimination, harassment and victimisation and are willing to take measures to stop it happening within your organisation and the services that you offer.
• Most funders require you to have an equal opportunities policy.
Your organisation needs to comply with the Equalities Act.
Your equal opportunities policy does not have to be long and fancy: a simply worded, one side of A4 paper would be fine. The most important thing is that you have thought about what you put in it, that it's useful for your organisation and that you will and can do what you have said. There is no point in having a policy that is written hastily, then put in a filing cabinet and forgotten about.
This eBook serves to provide a model example to add, alter, or amend to suit your organisation and adopt after having shared and discussed with staff/volunteers so that there are aware and agree to work with the ethos of the policy.
An equal opportunities policy simply sets out how your organisation is going to make sure that your organisation is open and accessible and strives to treat people fairly.
It is important because:
• A number of individuals, organisations and communities in this country face discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
• Organisations can ignore or discriminate against particular minority or disadvantaged groups, quite unintentionally.
• Writing an equal opportunities policy will help you think about the practical things that you can do to make sure that your group treats people equally and with respect.
• It will show that you are aware of discrimination, harassment and victimisation and are willing to take measures to stop it happening within your organisation and the services that you offer.
• Most funders require you to have an equal opportunities policy.
Your organisation needs to comply with the Equalities Act.
Your equal opportunities policy does not have to be long and fancy: a simply worded, one side of A4 paper would be fine. The most important thing is that you have thought about what you put in it, that it's useful for your organisation and that you will and can do what you have said. There is no point in having a policy that is written hastily, then put in a filing cabinet and forgotten about.
This eBook serves to provide a model example to add, alter, or amend to suit your organisation and adopt after having shared and discussed with staff/volunteers so that there are aware and agree to work with the ethos of the policy.
