Equal Opportunities

Northumberland National Park Authority declare ourselves to be working for equality and believe that our workforce should reflect the community in terms of the percentage of women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities employed at all levels within the organisation. Although significant steps have been taken in the area of equal opportunities we recognise that there is still progress to be made before we are able to declare ourselves to be an "equal opportunities employer".

We recognise not only the need to meet our statutory requirements in adopting fair employment policies and procedures but also the importance of ensuring the maximum benefits to the community through the recruitment and retention of a highly effective workforce. Accordingly, we are committed to the elimination of unfair discrimination in all its forms and the establishment of equal opportunities in employment.

We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, marital status, disability, age (within the context of the normal retirement age) or any other factors unrelated to the requirements of the job and which are not restricted by legislation.  To this end the National Park Authority will seek to develop employment policies, procedures and practices which will ensure fair and consistent treatment in the areas of recruitment, selection, promotion, training, discipline, grievance handling and the application of terms and conditions of employment.

To view our Equal Opportunities Policy in PDF format, please click here and our complaint form in PDF format here.

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