Feltham Community Association

Feltham Community Association

Equal Opportunities Policy

 

1.    Aims of the policy

Feltham Community Association is committed to the practise of equal opportunities for everyone. This means taking action to stop discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, sexual disorientation, disability, age, marital status, social class and religion.

 

2.    Management and Officers Responsibilities

The main responsibility for ensuring equality of opportunity rests with the Feltham Community Association, and it’s the duty of the Board of Trustees of the Feltham Community Association, and it has paid Officers to ensure that this policy is implemented.

 

3.    Employment Responsibilities

The success of the policy is also dependant in the support and involvement of the volunteers and workers, who are expected to cooperate with equal opportunities measures. Acts of discrimination and harassment will not be tolerated, and any volunteer or employee found to have carried out such acts will be subject to disciplinary action. All employees are encouraged to report suspected discriminatory acts or practises, or any harassment, to the line manager (appointed by Feltham Community Association Board of Trustees), any member of the Management Committee of the Feltham Community Association and/or their trade union when appropriate. Reports will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Victimisation of volunteers or employees making such reports will not be tolerated.

 

4. Access to Sites

The Feltham Community Association recognises the problems of access to our premises and will work towards accessing all people to all areas of the premises.

 

5. Training

The Feltham Community Association will provide training associated with the development and implementation of the policy.

 

Positive steps will be taken to encourage everyone to participate in training opportunities.

 

6. Grievance and Discipline

It is a disciplinary for any employee or volunteers to discriminate against or harass any employee, volunteer or member of the public on the grounds of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, social class or religious belief.

 

Complaints of discrimination will be treated seriously. A grievance procedure is available for employees and volunteers.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Discrimination

Discrimination is an action which would have the effect of treating a person less favourable on the grounds of sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, age, trade union activity, political, religious belief or social class.

 

Harassment

Harassment is repeated unreciprocated and unwelcome comments, looks, actions, suggestions, or physical contact that is found objectionable and offensive and that might threaten an employee’s job security or create an intimidating work environment.

 

Victimisation

Victimisation occurs when a person is treated less favourably than other persons are or would be treated because he/she has done something by reference to the Equal Pay Act, the sex Discrimination Act, the Race Relations Act, the Association’s Equal Opportunities Policy, or because they have taken action in support of the rights of people in the groups specified by the Association’s Policy. Victimisation also consists of taking action against a person for asserting their rights.