The purpose of this policy is to promote diversity and inclusion throughout Source Advisors and strive for fairness, respect and equality of opportunity for staff, from when they join us, throughout their employment lifecycle with regards to: reward and recognition, training and development, appraisal and promotion, to retirement. Making this happen is the responsibility of everyone who works for Source Advisors.
Users of this document are all employees of Source Advisors inside the scope of the ISMS.
Equality Act 2010 and all UK Equality legislation
Our aspiration is that our services help eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation; advance equality and foster good equality relations. Source Advisors promotes an inclusive environment, free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
We act against any employee or person contracted to Source Advisors who breaches this policy. We provide reasonable adjustments for those with disabilities. We aim for our people and customers to receive fair treatment regardless of:
Decisions relating to recruitment and employment practices are objective, free from bias and based solely upon work criteria, individual performance and business need.
We provide opportunities for people to tell us what it is like to work for Source Advisors so that we can continually improve the way we work, becoming ever more inclusive.
We utilise everyone’s talents and abilities and value the innovation that diversity brings.
We want to reflect the communities we serve and actively encourage diverse people to join us.
We work closely with our customers and communities to understand their challenges so that we are better and have a positive impact through our design and delivery of services.
We take steps to make sure that our processes and services do not cause disproportionate disadvantage to those with protected characteristics.
Acts of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation and harassment are considered to be gross misconduct. Such actions may result in disciplinary action in line with Source Advisors disciplinary policy.
Particularly serious complaints could amount to gross misconduct and lead to dismissal without notice.
Creating an inclusive Culture through their leadership team enabling people to thrive irrespective of their background (Reviewing, leading and delivering inclusion at Source Advisors).
Embedding an inclusive culture, leading by example, visibly influencing inclusion at Source Advisors and leading our industry.
Administering the policy, ensuring it remains in line with legislation and best practice. Facilitating focus groups and training for ED&I.
Analysing our workforce profile, and reporting trends.
Keeping related policies under review and monitoring employment practices.
Supporting and advising Directors to help them champion inclusion in their area.
This document is valid as of May, 2023
The owner of this document is Lynsey Mitchinson, who must check and, if necessary, update the document at least every 12 months.
