equal opportunities and anti-discrimation
we recognise that discrimination is unacceptable and, although equality of opportunity has been a long-standing feature of our practices and procedure, we have made the decision to adopt a formal equal opportunities policy.
breaches of the policy will lead to disciplinary proceedings up to and including termination.
the aim of the policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, breastfeeding, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or intersex status.
the policy will be communicated to all private contractors reminding them of their responsibilities in respect of equality of opportunity.
we will maintain a neutral workplace in which no employee or other worker feels under threat or intimidated.
recruitment and selection
the recruitment and selection process is crucially important to any equal opportunities policy. we will endeavour through appropriate training to ensure that employees making selection and recruitment decisions will not discriminate, whether consciously or subconsciously, in making these decisions.
promotion and advancement will be made on merit and all decisions relating to this will be made within the overall framework and principles of this policy.
we will adopt a consistent, non-discriminatory approach to the advertising of vacancies. we will not confine our recruitment to areas or media sources which provide only, or mainly, applicants of a particular group. all applicants who apply for jobs with us will receive fair treatment and will be considered solely on their ability to do the job.
all employees involved in the recruitment process will periodically review their selection criteria to ensure that they are related to the job requirements and do not unlawfully discriminate.
short listing and interviewing will be carried out by more than one person where possible.
interview questions will be related to the requirements of the job and will not be of a discriminatory nature.
selection decisions will not be influenced by any perceived prejudices of other staff. all promotions will be in line with this policy.
complaines procedure
we take allegations of discrimination seriously. if you believe that you have been the victim of discrimination, we encourage you to follow the grievance procedures outlined in the employee handbook or email us at hello@platformrecruitmentco.com.au with your concern.