Equality and diversity
Allerdale Borough Council believes in equality of
opportunity and freedom from discrimination for all its current and
potential employees and strives to be a leader in the provision of
this basic right.
The Council is an accredited member of the Two Ticks Disability
Symbol, this is awarded to the Council by the Jobcentre Plus in
recognition of it’s commitment to meet five criteria regarding the
employment, retention, training and career development of disabled
employees.
The Council is positive about employing people with disabilities
and will take all reasonable steps to meet any special requirements
individuals invited to interview may have.
The council undertakes this responsibility by
promoting equality of opportunity through our employment policies,
practices and service delivery arrangements.
We seek to eliminate all forms of
discrimination which contravene our Equal Opportunities
commitment.
We respect cultural difference and promote an
environment of cultural awareness, valuing diversity and using
people’s talents to the full.
We accept the right of each employee and customer to be treated
fairly and monitor recruitment activity to ensure our policies and
practices support this.