Buyers Guide Diversity Policy

Buyers Guide is committed to ensuring that all members of are treated fairly and are valued irrespective of disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, nationality, religion, employment status, age or membership or non-membership of a Trade Union.

It is Buyers Guide policy that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for employment and advancement on the basis of ability, necessary qualifications and fitness for work irrespective of sex, age, marital status, civil partnership, sexual orientation, colour, race, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin.

This means that no one is to receive less favourable treatment on any of the above grounds or is to be disadvantaged by requirements or conditions which cannot be shown objectively to be justifiable. In the event that an employee becomes disabled during their period of employment we will seek to retain their services wherever possible.

There is a grievance procedure to complain about discriminatory conduct. If the matter relates to sexual or racial harassment then the HR director or Managing Director should be in formed. Buyers Guide is concerned to ensure that staff feel able to raise such grievances and no individual will be penalised for raising such a grievance unless it is untrue and made in bad faith.

Every member of staff at Buyers Guide has a personal responsibility to:

• treat people fairly and without prejudice;
• value and respect others;
• ensure that no one is harassed, victimised or bullied in the workplace;
• promote a work environment where everyone feels confident to report incidents that are unfair or personally offensive;
• seek to develop their own skills and encourage others.