EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
1. POLICY
In line with UCE commitment to equal opportunities*, BIAD works towards ensuring
equality of opportunity for all students and staff, irrespective of age, colour,
disability, ethnic or national origin, gender, nationality, race, religion,
sexual orientation, or social class. In all aspects of BIAD activity there are
specific intentions, measures and procedures to promote a Faculty culture in
which no individual should experience either prejudice or unfairness.
All staff shall demonstrate that their intentions, measures and procedures promote
equal opportunities in respect of each of the following areas that is applicable
to them:
2. IMPLEMENTATION
The equal opportunities policy creates special obligations on three levels:
2.1. For Course Directors and all teaching staff, in respect of:
2.2. For management, in respect of:
2.3. For Institute Board, in respect of:
3. POSITIVE ACTION
"Positive action is a range of measures which employers and others can
lawfully take to encourage and train people from a racial group or one sex,
which is under-represented, to help them overcome disadvantages in competing
with other applicants. Measures can also be taken to help those who have a special
need because of the period for which they have been carrying out domestic or
family responsibilities to the exclusion of regular full-time employment. However,
selection for interviews and jobs must be based on merit alone."
(Ten Point Plan for Employers, Employment Department)
BIAD is committed to this form of positive action.
Approved by Institute Board on 18th May 1994