At the heart of The Graphical Tree’s culture is trust.
Trust comes from safety.
Safety comes from freedom.
Freedom comes from honesty.
Honesty comes from empathy.
As a result, we encourage and embrace a company culture of diversity and inclusion and social responsibility.
We believe that people from different backgrounds can bring fresh ideas, thinking and approaches which make the way we work more effective, efficient and welcoming.
The Graphical Tree will not tolerate direct or indirect discrimination against any person on grounds of age, disability, gender/gender, reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation whether in the field of recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, career progression, training, transfer, dismissal or working relationship.
We encourage all staff in their daily actions, decisions and behaviour to take responsibility and endeavour to promote these concepts, to comply with all relevant legislation and to ensure that they do not discriminate against colleagues, customers, suppliers or any other person associated with The Graphical Tree.
Key Actions
In adopting these principles The Graphical Tree:
1 Will not tolerate acts that breach this policy and all such breaches or alleged breaches will be taken seriously, be fully investigated and may be subject to disciplinary action where appropriate.
2 Fully recognises its legal obligations under all relevant legislation and codes of practice.
3 Will allow staff or associate to pursue any matter through the procedures which they believe has exposed them to inequitable treatment within the scope of this policy.
4 Will ensure that all managers understand and maintain their responsibilities and those of their team under this policy.
5 Will offer opportunities for flexible working patterns, wherever operationally feasible, to help employees to combine a career with their domestic responsibilities.
6 Will provide equal opportunity to all who apply for vacancies through open competition.
7 Will select candidates only on the basis of their ability to carry out the job, using a clear and open process.
8 Will provide all employees with the training and development that they need to carry out their job effectively.
9 Will provide all reasonable assistance to employees who are or who become disabled, making reasonable adjustments wherever possible to provide continued employment. We will ensure an appropriate risk assessment is carried out and that appropriate specialist advice is obtained when necessary.
10 Will distribute and publicise this policy statement throughout the company.
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Dignity at Work
The Graphical Tree believes that the working environment should at all times be supportive of the dignity and respect of individuals. If a complaint of harassment is brought to the attention of management, it will be investigated promptly and appropriate action will be taken.
What and How of Harassment
Harassment can be defined as conduct, which is unwanted and offensive and affects the dignity of an individual or group of individuals.
Sexual harassment is defined as “unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, or other conduct based on sex, affecting the dignity of women and men at work”. This can include unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct.
People can be subject to harassment on a wide variety of grounds including:
• Race, ethnic origin, nationality or skin colour
• Sex or sexual orientation
• Religious or political convictions
• Willingness to challenge harassment, leading to victimisation
• disabilities, sensory impairments or learning difficulties
• Status as ex-offenders
• Age
• Real or suspected infection with a blood-borne virus (e.g. AIDS/HIV)
• Membership of a trade union or activities associated with membership
Forms may include:
• Physical contact ranging from touching to serious assault
• Verbal and written harassment through jokes, offensive language, gossip and slander, sectarian songs, letters and so on
• Visual display of posters, graffiti, obscene gestures, flags and emblems
• Isolation or non-cooperation at work, exclusion from social activities
• Coercion ranging from pressure for sexual favours to pressure to participate in political/religious groups
• Intrusion by pestering, spying, following someone
• Bullying
What should I do if subject to Harassment?
If you feel you are being harassed, you are strongly encouraged to seek early advice/support.
You should also keep a written record detailing the incidents of harassment and any requests made to the harasser to stop. This written record should be made as soon as possible after the events giving rise to concern and should include dates, times, places and the circumstances of what happened.
The Graphical Tree has a formal procedure for dealing with these issues which you can obtain on request.
We are here to support and encourage diversity and inclusion for all.
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