- CILK is actively
opposed to all forms of illegal or offensive discrimination.
- CILK will seek
to ensure elimination of individual and institutional discrimination,
whether direct or indirect, on whatever grounds, both within the organisation
and in all areas of work.
- CILK will endeavour
to promote an ethos that values all its members and staff positively.
- The implementation
of this equalities and diversity policy applies to anyone using the
service, volunteers, paid staff, trustees and all others affected by
and associated with CILK.
- CILK is committed
to its equalities and diversity policy, which is designed to ensure
that CILK services fully meet and reflect the needs of its users as
well as helping to improve recruitment, motivation and individual performance.
HEALTH AND
SAFETY
CILK has a legal responsibility to provide a healthy and safe working
environment. In so doing CILK will ensure all employees’ needs are
identified and met in terms of individual facilities and equipment.
INDUCTION
PROCESS
As part of the induction process new employees, volunteers and trustees
will be given the equalities and diversity policy, enabling them to understand
their responsibilities for ensuring equality of opportunity to other employees,
volunteers, trustees, job applicants and all other users of CILK’s
services.
DISCIPLINARY
PROCEDURE
CILK staff and volunteers failing to comply with the equalities and diversity
policy will be subject to the disciplinary procedure.
GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURE
Employees or volunteers who consider that they have been discriminated
against, victimised or harassed should raise the matter under the CILK
grievance procedure. An employee or volunteer who has raised such a grievance,
or who has given evidence on behalf of another employee or volunteer,
will not suffer any detriment as a result.
MANAGEMENT
CILK will endeavour to ensure that its Executive Management Committee
is representative of the community in Kent and Medway, whilst ensuring
that control is vested in disabled people.
TRAINING
Disability awareness and equality training will be provided for all CILK
employees, volunteers and trustees.
SERVICE PROVISION
CILK believes that lack of access to services accentuates the problems
people experience due to discrimination and will therefore take the following
steps to ensure that its services are accessible to everyone.
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
All premises occupied by CILK will be fully accessible to everyone wherever
possible. This will include:
- Level access
- Ramps or lifts
where the premises occupied are above street level or on more than one
level
- Accessible toilets
- Parking places
available for disabled drivers, or other transport available
- Tactile signage
where necessary
- Audible and visual
alarms where necessary.
These standards will be actively promoted by CILK when hiring premises
and purchasing equipment, fixtures and fittings with the aim of ensuring
that all personnel and visitors to CILK are able to use them independently.
COMMUNICATION
CILK will provide facilities to ensure that everybody can contact the
service and be contacted by CILK in return. This means that CILK will:
- Provide materials
in formats other than standard size print e.g. cassettes, large print
as required
- Provide interpreters
as required
- Provide lip readers/speakers
as required
- Provide email facilities
- CILK’s telephone
numbers and other contact details will be publicised as widely as possible.
This Policy will be made available in other languages and/or formats if
requested.
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