HLA take a strict approach to breaches of these policies and any issues will be dealt with in accordance with our Disciplinary Procedures. We ensure that we do not discriminate against or harass other people including current and former employees, job applicants, clients, customers, suppliers and visitors.
This applies in the workplace, outside the workplace, when dealing with Clients, outside experts or Counsel or other work related contacts or on any occasion when a staff member is representing the company.
Discrimination
We also safeguard against the following forms of discrimination:
Direct discrimination: treating someone less favourably because of a Protected Characteristic. For example, rejecting a job applicant because of their religious views or because they might be gay.
Indirect discrimination: a provision, criterion or practice that applies to everyone but adversely affects people with a particular Protected Characteristic more than others and is not justified. For example, requiring a job to be done full-time rather than part-time would adversely affect women because they generally have greater childcare commitments than men. Such a requirement would be discriminatory unless it can be justified.
Harassment: this includes sexual harassment and other unwanted conduct related to a Protected Characteristic, which has the purpose or effect of violating someone’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. Harassment is dealt with further in our Anti-harassment and Bullying Policy.
Victimisation: retaliation against someone who has complained or has supported someone else’s complaint about discrimination or harassment.
Disability discrimination: this includes direct and indirect discrimination, any unjustified less favourable treatment because of the effects of a disability, and failure to make reasonable adjustments to alleviate disadvantages caused by a disability.
HLA promotoes equality in all aspects of it's services and this is clear in that the firm deals with ALL those involved in the Criminal Courts irrespective of race, gender, sexuality, nationality.
Our published equality / diversity data regards it's members of staff is available at our offices or in digital form upon request.
Haywood, Lunn & Allen Solicitors
Equality / Diversity Policy