Equality and Diversity Policy Statement

At Faber Maunsell, Diversity is embedded in our core values – “We respect and encourage our employees’ ideas, diversity and cultures."

Faber Maunsell is committed to developing an inclusive environment in which fairness and equality of opportunity are central to our business and working relationships.

We believe that our effectiveness at using the talents of people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives is key to our competitive edge.

Our goal is to recruit, motivate and develop outstanding people from a range of backgrounds and with a wide range of skills, in order to make us more adaptable, understanding and responsive to the needs of the clients we serve.

Diversity expresses itself in many different ways – in age, gender, race, nationality, culture, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, belief, education, disability, personality, experiences and approaches to work. We aim to maximise the potential of our employees, by harnessing these differences and creating a productive environment in which everyone feels respected and valued, where their talents are being fully utilised and in which organisational goals are achieved.

We promote an environment free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation and work hard to ensure equality of opportunity in all areas of employment, including recruitment, training, appraisal, rewards and promotion. All decisions we make relating to employment practices are objective, free from bias and based solely upon work criteria and individual merit.

In order to leverage diversity as a competitive advantage, it is Faber Maunsell’s policy to:

• Ensure that everyone receives equal treatment in all aspects of employment policies and working practices.
• Foster an open working environment free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
• Employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities in which we operate and maximise personal and commercial opportunities.
• Monitor and report on the composition of our workforce and review the application of the policy.
• Raise staff awareness by designing and delivering training programmes that support our Equality and Diversity aims.
• Act as an exemplar employer and influence peers and key suppliers to adopt a similar Equality and Diversity policy.