Reporter 11/8/99: Equal opportunities in employment: Notice

Equal opportunities in employment: Notice

26 July 1999

In 1987 the University approved a statement of policy concerning equal opportunities in employment for members of the University staff. Following the enactment of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the statement was amended so as to include a reference to disability; in this form it currently appears in Statutes and Ordinances, p. 156. In the light of the Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999, which came into force on 1 May 1999, the scope of the statement has now been further extended so as to proscribe discrimination on grounds of gender reassignment. The amended statement reads as follows:

The University is committed to a policy and practice which require that entry into employment with the University and progression within employment should be determined only by personal merit and by the application of criteria which are related to the duties of the particular appointment and the relevant stipend or salary structure. No applicant for an appointment in the University, or member of staff once appointed, will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital status, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, or disability. If an employee considers that he or she is suffering from unequal treatment on grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital status, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, or disability, he or she may make a complaint which will be dealt with through the agreed procedures for dealing with grievances.

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