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Equalities
Hull CAB is
committed to developing positive policies to promote
equality
of opportunity
in employment and prohibiting unlawful or unfair
discrimination
on the grounds
of an employee’s gender, disability, marital status, religious
belief, colour, and national or ethnic origin, sexual identity, age
and trade union membership.
We
promote equality and fairness and value diversity.
We have a
team of workers who form the Equalities group who meet
regularly to
ensure our organisation is working to the very highest standards on
equality
issues.
The groups
remit is to review issues relating to equalities throughout the
bureau both in service delivery and staffing and oversee the
carrying out
of the annual
audit and production of the annual equalities action plan.
To prioritise
the bureau’s response to service delivery issues relating to
equalities.
In practice
the Bureau strives to treat all staff, volunteers and clients
fairly. Equality and fairness do not mean providing the same
service in the same way to everybody. It means recognising that
people are different and so
have different
needs.
It
is everyone’s duty to recognise
and
then respond to
these needs.
Through
advising people of their rights and responsibilities and through
social policy
work Hull Citizens Advice Bureau aims to encourage and
support
the
development of a society in which:
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A person’s ability to achieve their potential is not limited by
prejudice
and discrimination;
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There is respect for and protection of each individual’s human
rights;
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There is respect for the dignity and worth of each
individual;
Ø
Each individual has an equal opportunity to participate in society;
and
there is mutual
respect between groups based on understanding and
valuing of
diversity and on shared respect for equality and
human
rights.
We
work to ensure that
everyone
who accesses the Bureau feels
they
are in a safe and welcoming environment. | 