HR and Employment

DISABILITY EQUALITY SCHEME

ACTION PLANNING

OVERALL AIM: HR/EMPLOYMENT – "Quick Wins"

Objective and Theme Specific Actions Who is Responsible Milestones Target Dates Outcomes Monitoring

Quick Wins

Equal Opps Update

Monitoring for applicants

All new starters have an update from the HR in Day 1 induction:

  • Policies
  • Code of conduct
  • Grievance

Etc

 

Included on refresher training – everyone Ensure Managers receive training

Devised a monitoring process for all equal opps legislation – ie sex, age, disabilities, nationalities, ethnic origin

Missing is: religious belief and sexual orientation

 

HR/Training

TC Mgr

HR

Ongoing

Ongoing

1 Apr 07 - operational

Ongoing

Jne 07

1 Apr 07

Consistent message

E&D included in all refresher training

Produce ad hoc monitoring reports and charts for management

 

Alternative formats to be available to help people with disabilities – eg visual, dexterity

Apply for positions at Centre

Devise alternative options – eg font size

Electronic copies of application packs

Can therefore complete application form via WP

HR

HR + IT

Formats identified

Gradual implementation

End

Mar 07

From

Jne 07

Recruitment paperwork more widely accessible

 

Assess all Centre key policies for impact on disabled people ensuring that they are in line with the requirements of disabled people

Assess in priority order:

  • HR
  • H&S
  • Admissions
  • Protection
  • Complaints

HR Dir
HR Dir
HR Dir / H&SA
?
HRD/KC
HRD/?

Individual policy official review date which must be within 3 years of the date of this document

Apr 07

On review date

   

Collecting equal ops data

Data and benchmark against norms

Analyse employee retention data

Complete disability audit on all existing staff

Exit interview to be amended to ask if employee feels reasonable adjustments made/not made to meet their needs

Questionnaire to be devised and distributed to all existing employees

Discrimination free recruitment and promotion

70% return rate

Jne 07

     

Audit issues such as promotion, discipline and grievance against all E&D factors

           

Recruitment

Consider alternative advertising – eg specialist publications and networks

Work towards the 2√√ employment standard

2√√s achieved

Apr 07

Dec 07

Improved diversity of Centre staff and increased number of applications from disabled staff

Stakeholder recognition

   

Create opportunities for staff with disability to declare

Raise awareness of DES / declaration at launch

Create secure channel for declarations

Apr 07