M Levesley aims to be a responsive company providing a good quality and efficient service. An essential part of providing good quality services is making sure that everyone has equal access to services and employment opportunities.

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT

We are committed to equality and to making fair treatment an important part of everything we do. We aim to provide the best service we can to the public and we value the contribution our employees make to achieving this.

THE AIM OF OUR EQUALITY POLICY

We aim to ensure that services are provided fairly to all sections of the public and that all our employees current and future have equal opportunities.

We will take action if necessary to identify and get rid of any discriminatory practices we may come across within the working environment which may affect our company. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination, whether because of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, gender, marital status, family status, sexuality, religion or beliefs, disability age or any other requirement or condition which places a person at a disadvantage and cannot be justified.

PUTTING OUR EQUALITY POLICY INTO PRACTICE

To achieve the aims of the equality policy statement in delivering our services we will do the following:

1. Continually improve services to make sure that they are accessible and provided fairly to everyone.

2. Understand that some groups of people experience more disadvantage than others and will meet their particular needs

3. Make sure that all service users are treated with dignity and respect at all times and that we recognise and value peoples differences.

4. Consult and involve service users, potential users and community groups in the way we plan and deliver services.

5. Make sure that complaints procedures are easy to use, and that we respond to complaints efficiently and promptly.

6. Communicate our equality policy to contractors delivering services on our behalf, and take account of equality factors when we award and monitor contracts.

Communicate to service users our expectation that they must not discriminate against our employees.

To achieve the aims of our equality policy statement in employment, we will do the following:

Make sure that our recruitment, selection training and promotion processes support us to appoint the best people for the job, and to develop and maintain the highest standards of skills and expertise.
Continually maintain a workplace where all employees are treated with dignity and respect.

Continue to develop fair and flexible employment policies and practises that respond to the different needs of employees.

We provide effective procedures for reporting incidents of any discrimination, harassment from colleagues or service users, so that complaints are dealt with fairly and promptly.

To help us put our equality policy statement into practice, we will do the following:

Act in line with all relevant legislations:

Make sure that all employees and other people who help us deliver services are aware of this policy statement.

Develop and train our employees to help them recognise equality issues and further understand their role and responsibilities in achieving equality.

APPLYING OUR EQUALITY POLICY

This policy statement applies to all our activities

M Levesley is the backbone of the company and is responsible for creating a framework through with equality in service delivery and employment are provided. Proprietors are responsible for taking active steps to putting all these practices into action and ensuring employees act in line with it. All employees are aware they also have a role in putting the policy into practice and supporting it. They must:

Act in line with the policy and its related procedures
Promote equal opportunities
Treat colleagues and service users with dignity and respect
Not unlawfully or unfairly discriminate
Not harass or victimise other
Challenge discrimination or inappropriate behaviour; and
Report suspected discriminatory actions

BREAKING OUR EQUALITY POLICY

We will take the matter extremely seriously and carry out formal and thorough investigation if we discover anyone has broken our equality policy. This will result in disciplinary action where appropriate. It may also result in legal action being taking against us, and possibly against the employee responsible for the act or failure to act.

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