Responsibilities

Coventry City Council will:

  • Ensure that the letter and spirit of this policy acts as the foundation for all of the Council’s employment policies, procedures and practices.
  • Embed a systemic commitment to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the organisation.
  • Provide an inclusive, safe and accessible environment for all of our employees.
  • Strive through proactive action to recruit, retain and develop a workforce that reflects the city’s diverse communities and the people we serve.
  • Actively promote equality, diversity & inclusion throughout the workplace.
  • Ensure that we undertake an equality impact assessment on all the decisions we make relating to our workforce (including restructures) to minimise/ mitigate any adverse effects.
  • Ensure that organisations providing services on our behalf through any commissioning process are aware of and adhere to this policy.
  • Encourage colleagues to disclose their equality and diversity information to enable effective monitoring of the workforce.

Leaders and managers will:

  • Lead on and be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the policy, ensuring that all employees working in their service areas and in their teams attend relevant training and understand their responsibilities.
  • Take ownership for creating a working environment for their service areas and for their team members which is free from discrimination, including harassment, bullying,victimisation and all other forms of abuse and intimidation.
  • Effectively manage and deal promptly and thoroughly with any complaints of discrimination including harassment, bullying and victimisation.
  • Deal promptly with complaints of discrimination and inequality, ensuring thorough investigation and appropriate follow-up actions.

Employees will:

  • Ensure that they understand the policy and its implications for them as an employee and attend relevant training.
  • Not discriminate against, harass, abuse, intimidate, victimise or bully colleagues, service users or visitors to Council premises.
  • Take immediate and appropriate action if there are apparent breaches of this policy involving either themselves or others.