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Harassment, Discrimination, Equality, & Bullying Policy

Rationale

In alignment with our priority for safety, staff and families have the right to learn, socialise, interact and develop their potential in an inclusive environment that is free from harassment, discrimination, exclusion and bullying.

Details

Living and Learning Family Centres is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that:

  1. Recognises and supports gender equality
  2. Is free of discrimination and/or harassment and/or bullying.
    Discrimination, inequality, harassment or bullying will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Disciplinary action will be taken against any employee who breaches this policy.

Definitions

  • Sexual Harassment could be defined as requesting another person, either by implication or directly, for sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or other form of sexual activity that contains a promise, either implied or direct, of preferential or detrimental treatment. It also includes language or visual material of a sexual nature that is unwelcome or offensive to the person receiving it to the extent that it has a significant detrimental effect on that person.
  • Discrimination is the act of prejudice against a person because they have a certain set of characteristics. Discriminated characteristics can include disability, age, gender, religion, race, sex and sexual orientation.
  • Gender equality is having equal rights and opportunities at Living and Learning Family Centres to ensure the behaviours, needs and aspirations of men and women are valued, supported and recognised as equal.
  • Harassment is the unwanted conduct on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation etc. which has the purpose or effect of either violating the claimant’s dignity, or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. Harassment is a form of discrimination.
  • Bullying is repeated, and unreasonable behaviour directed towards a person or group of people that creates a risk to health or safety. It includes victimising, humiliating, intimidating or threatening a person.