Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy

Stephen Rimmer LLP is a diverse organisation that values difference and recognises that people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions.

As a diverse organisation we will encourage and harness differences to make our services relevant and our organisation approachable drawing upon the widest possible range of views and experiences.

Stephen Rimmer LLP commits itself to adapt to embrace different individuals. We view diversity as enriching the organisation and value the independent knowledge and experience that this delivers. In so doing Stephen Rimmer LLP undertakes to manage, celebrate and promote such diversity by means of focussing on the continual development of all individuals.

In seeking to manage diversity we commit to counterbalance any prejudice against a wide range of personal differences, such as:

- trade union membership.
- political affiliation,
- accent,
- physical and mental abilities,
- age,
- health including mental illness
- caring responsibilities,
- religion, belief/faith,
- ethnic origin,
- sexual orientation,
- gender, gender reassignment
- spent or irrelevant convictions
- learning difficulties,
- academic or vocational qualification,
- marital status,
- physical appearance

Stephen Rimmer LLP recognises that a diverse workforce will result in greater creativity, improve decision making and happier staff who stay longer and benefit from organisational opportunities.

The Members and Staff of Stephen Rimmer LLP are committed to implementing this policy and to promoting its aims within the wider communities in which we operate. Stephen Rimmer LLP is committed to a programme of action to make this policy fully effective. Any breach of this policy may be dealt with under its Disciplinary Procedure

Equal Opportunities Policy statement

Stephen Rimmer LLP wishes it to be known that it is an equal opportunities organisation.

This means that:

a. In the provision of our services and employment of staff to provide these services, Stephen Rimmer LLP will seek to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment for all persons.

b. No person or group of persons applying for services, or for a job, or for contracts with Stephen Rimmer LLP will be treated less favourably than any other person or groups of persons because of their sex, race, class, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, trade union membership or activity, religious belief, or physical or mental disability.

c. In carrying out its equal opportunities and diversity policy Stephen Rimmer LLP will actively assist disadvantaged groups to benefit from its services.

d. In selecting suppliers and other bodies to work for it, Stephen Rimmer LLP will actively pursue its commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity.

Equal Opportunities Code of practice

The aim of this code of practice is to ensure that no job applicant, employee, member, contractor or tenderer receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, class, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, trade union membership or activity, religious belief, or physical or mental disability.