Don’t wait for an employment tribunal to discover your organisation’s risks. Our equality audit service can assist you to identify and address any weak spots within your organisation – or be reassured and celebrate where you have strength and good practice.
Our audit service reviews matters such as:
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The recruitment process:Are you getting the right applicants and is there any part of the recruitment process that works against particular groups of people?
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Promotions and internal selections:Is there a divide between the characteristics of different groups (e.g. ethnicity/race, gender, age etc.) in terms of seniority and pay?
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Maternity and pregnancy:Are redundancies being selected fairly? Is there a trend of losing well qualified women when they have children?
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Flexible working:To what extent can good practice be embedded for those with caring responsibilities, health issues or those nearing retirement?
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Are disabled workers able to access the adjustments that they need?
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Are there any pockets of practice where people feel harassed or uncomfortable about attitudes to sexuality, race, religion, age or other protected characteristics?
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Do people feel they can speak out?
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How is your equality policy reviewed and evaluated?
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Are informal and formal company complaints processes producing fair and sustainable outcomes?
Of course equality and diversity best practice cannot be reduced to a tick box procedure, but spending a little time identifying the issues and trends helps give organisations the knowledge to address these in more detail through training, organisational design or otherwise.
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Remember, it can be a defence in discrimination cases if the employer has done all that it reasonably can to avoid its employees discriminating against others.
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For more information about our equality audit service, please contact Madeleine Hughes (details here). This service is available to new and existing clients.