Policy: Equality and Diversity

Introduction

Envolve Infrastructure believes that our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our employees. We are, therefore, committed to focusing our employment procedures and practices on maximising the potential of each unique individual. We believe this is best achieved by developing our employee’s talents, whilst recognising their differences.

By treating people fairly and equally and by accepting and embracing their diversity, we can also improve our market competitiveness, foster innovation, enhance our corporate social responsibility and create an inclusive and positive working environment for all employees.

It is the policy of the Company that no person acting on our behalf shall discriminate in any situation against another individual or group, directly, indirectly, because of age, sex, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, caste, religion and belief and sexual orientation. Envolve also endorses the principle that the workforce at each location should reflect, as far as is reasonably possible, the community within which it operates.

These principles apply to recruitment selection, training, promotion, transfer, pay and benefits, performance appraisal procedures, in addition to all terms and conditions of employment.

Scope

This Policy covers all Envolve employees, regardless of position or status, contractors and subcontractors.

Aims

• To ensure equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community
• To offer fair treatment in every aspect of working life in Envolve, from our written procedures through to every decision made
• To promote a culture where each employee and colleague is treated with respect and dignity and recognises the value that a diverse workforce can bring

To achieve these aims, Envolve commits to the following:

• Ensure that the principles of this Policy are embedded in HR strategy and all policies and procedures are regularly monitored and reviewed
• Provide awareness training and guidance to all employees and managers to ensure Envolve commitment to diversity is known and understood. This will be achieved mainly through Diversity Awareness Training, e-Induction, Managers’ Guide Training and in our Employee Handbook.
• Monitor and measure diversity at every stage of employment to remove any direct, indirect, associative and perceptive discrimination
• Challenge and investigate discriminatory behaviour and enforce the disciplinary procedure, when this is considered necessary