Our Policies

ASQ Disability Discrimination Policy

POLICY

ASQ Construction Services Limited (aka. ASQ Training and Assessments) fully supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of disability. No applicant, employee, delegate or candidate shall receive less favourable treatment because of disability.

It is in the interest of ASQ and those who work for it to ensure that all available human resource talents and skills are considered when employment opportunities arise.

ASQ is committed to maintaining and managing a diverse work force.

PURPOSE

To ensure that ASQ complies with the Equality Act 2010 (which replaces the Disability Discrimination Act 1995) and to ensure that disabled people falling within the definition of the Act are treated equally and fairly

To ensure we recruit and retain the best people for ASQ.

SCOPE

The Disability Discrimination Policy covers all staff, job applicants and students. This also covers employees who become disabled during their employment. Where relevant it also covers staff employed by outside agencies working on ASQ’s premises.

POLICY GUIDELINES

Recruitment, training and promotion are carried out in line with ASQ’s Codes of Practice. Clear job descriptions and person specifications are used (where appropriate) to enhance objective assessments and to ensure that decisions are made solely on objective and job related criteria.

ASQ will endeavour to give training and guidance to all relevant Staff, to ensure that the risk of possible discriminatory attitudes affecting decisions are minimised and that there is an understanding of the relevant provisions of the Equality Act 2010

ASQ has a complaints procedure in place to enable grievances, including those relating to unfair discrimination on grounds of disability, to be formally addressed.

All reasonable and necessary changes will be investigated and any justified changes will be made to the workplace and to employment arrangements so that disabled people are not at any substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled people. This covers all areas of employment, including recruitment, promotion and training.

In recruitment and selection, ASQ will modify selection techniques, where appropriate, and make any other reasonable changes to ensure that disabled people can be considered equally with non-disabled candidates. ASQ will ensure that disabled people will receive equal treatment in training and development, and, where appropriate, will supply additional training.

A flexible approach will be adopted and, where possible and justified, consideration to reallocation of duties, time off for rehabilitation, assessment or treatment or other appropriate measures to ensure equal opportunity.

Every endeavour will be made to ensure that contract workers are not discriminated against because of their disability and will ensure that any contract workers and other agencies that may be used are aware of this policy

ASQ actively encourages promotion of this policy in its internal and external recruitment by ensuring that advertisements, job descriptions and person specifications do not discriminate. We welcome applications from disabled people. ASQ will ensure that all new employees are aware of this policy as part of their induction and will regularly review and monitor this policy to ensure its implementation and effectiveness.