| File Reference : | P-97 Equality and Diversity |
| Date File Updated | 29-09-26 |
| File Format | MS Word |
| No. of files | 1 |
| Category | Policies | Tags: equality and diversity policy, discrimination, harassment, inclusion |
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A one-page equality and diversity policy template with the commitments, protected grounds, harassment by colleagues and third parties, and how to raise a concern.
This policy template is supplied in fully editable MS Word format and can be easily customised and edited. The document uses pre-defined style formatting throughout, with all text in Calibri font for improved readability.
The following document labelling is included in the footer:
- Policy number and title
- Information-classification
- Version
- Page number / total pages
Further guidance on equality:
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Equality and Diversity Policy Template
An equality and diversity policy template committed to a supportive and inclusive culture across the whole workforce, promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination, and recruiting, developing and retaining people regardless of their background.
The policy has Approved By and Date Approved fields and carries a Public information classification, so it can be shared with workers, clients and other interested parties.
What the Equality and Diversity Policy Covers
- Culture - every worker respected, valued and able to give their best
- Commitments - equality of opportunity, tackling discrimination, disadvantage, harassment and intimidation, a more representative workforce, and encouraging other organisations
- Protected grounds - a full list of grounds on which less favourable treatment is not tolerated
- Harassment - all reasonable steps to prevent harassment, including sexual harassment, by colleagues or third parties
- Raising concerns - with a line manager, another manager or through the grievance procedure, handled promptly and confidentially
- No detriment - for raising a concern in good faith
- Responsibility - shared by management and workers, with breaches treated as potential misconduct
Written to Be Shared
Like every alphaZ policy, this is written as a public policy statement that can be shared openly with workers, customers, suppliers and assessors. The internal detail of how it is carried out belongs in your procedures.
Using the Policy
Add your company name and logo, check each commitment matches what your organisation does and edit any that do not, then approve and date the policy and share it with workers and anyone else who needs to see it.
Who Needs an Equality and Diversity Policy?
Any employer that wants a short equality and diversity statement. The P-6 Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy is the fuller alternative for organisations completing pre-qualification based on the Common Assessment Standard.
Works with the Discrimination Risk Assessment
The RA-BR19 Discrimination and Equality risk assessment covers discrimination and equality risks.
Document Control
The footer carries the policy number and title, information classification, version and page numbers, and the approval fields record who approved the policy and when, so it can be controlled with the rest of your management system documents and listed on a document register such as the F-IMS20 Document Register.
Related Policies
- P-44 Diversity and Inclusion Policy - diversity and inclusion
- P-73 Anti Bullying and Harassment Policy - bullying and harassment
- P-121 Sexual Harassment Policy - sexual harassment
- P-58 Grievance Policy - grievances
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