Equal Opportunities Policy

1. Policy Statement

Gangal Recruitment Ltd is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to avoiding unlawful discrimination. This policy is intended to assist the Company to put this commitment into practice. Compliance with this policy should also ensure that employees and candidates do not commit unlawful acts of discrimination.

We are committed to a policy of treating all our employees, candidates, clients, and stakeholders equally. No person shall be treated less favourably, either directly or indirectly, on grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

2. Protected Characteristics

Under the Equality Act 2010, the following characteristics are protected:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin)
• Religion or belief (including lack of belief)
• Sex
• Sexual orientation

3. Types of Discrimination

Gangal Recruitment Ltd recognises and prohibits all forms of discrimination:

• Direct Discrimination: treating someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic
• Indirect Discrimination: applying a provision, criterion, or practice that disadvantages people with a particular protected characteristic
• Harassment: unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic that has the purpose or effect of violating a person's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating, or offensive environment
• Victimisation: treating someone unfavourably because they have made or supported a complaint about discrimination, or are suspected of doing so

4. Our Commitments

As a recruitment agency, we are committed to:

• Ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of any protected characteristic
• Advertising vacancies in a way that encourages applications from all sections of the community
• Using objective criteria in recruitment selection that are directly related to the requirements of the job
• Not asking discriminatory questions during interviews or at any stage of the recruitment process
• Ensuring that all candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and ability to perform the role
• Providing equal access to training, development, and promotion opportunities
• Making reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates and employees
• Ensuring our clients understand and comply with equal opportunities legislation when specifying staffing requirements
• Refusing to comply with any discriminatory instruction from a client (for example, a request not to send candidates of a particular nationality or age group)

5. Recruitment Process

Our recruitment process is designed to ensure fairness and prevent discrimination at every stage:

• Job descriptions and person specifications focus on genuine occupational requirements
• Vacancies are advertised through multiple channels to reach a diverse candidate pool
• All applications are assessed against the same objective criteria
• Interview questions are standardised and relevant to the role
• Selection decisions are documented and based on merit
• We monitor the diversity of our candidate pool and placements to identify and address any imbalances

6. Responsibilities

The Director has overall responsibility for the effective operation of this policy and for ensuring compliance with equality legislation. Day-to-day operational responsibility lies with all recruitment consultants and staff members.

All employees are expected to:

• Comply with this policy and related policies and procedures
• Treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and all third parties with dignity and respect
• Report any incidents of discrimination, harassment, or victimisation through the appropriate channels
• Cooperate with any measures introduced to ensure equal opportunities

7. Complaints and Grievances

Any employee, candidate, or stakeholder who believes they have been subject to discrimination, harassment, or victimisation should raise their concern through our complaints procedure. All complaints will be taken seriously, investigated thoroughly, and dealt with promptly and confidentially.

Reports can be made to:

8. Breaches of This Policy

Any breach of this Equal Opportunities Policy by an employee will be treated as a disciplinary matter and may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Any breach by a candidate on our books may result in removal from our database. Any breach by a client may result in termination of our commercial relationship.

9. Monitoring and Review

This policy will be monitored and reviewed annually by the Director. We will collect and analyse data on the diversity of our workforce, candidate pool, and placements to ensure the effectiveness of this policy and to identify areas for improvement.

10. Approval