Equalities and diversity - Employment

The Council’s HR Strategy valuing diversity statement states:

We will work to ensure that our workforce is representative of the community we serve and that no groups of employees or prospective employees will be disadvantaged by our employment policies and practices.

This means:

• Ensuring that equality principles are firmly embedded in all employment policies and practices.
• Ensuring that managers understand the principles of diversity and have the skills to apply them. 
• Listening to and acting on views on barriers to employment and promotion.
• Demonstrating that we value and encourage the contribution of all employees.
• Our diverse community will be encouraged to join the Council by open and fair employment policies and practices.

The links below provide details of the council workforce and also information about the WORKSTEP programme to support  people with disabilities into work: