PURPOSE

We recognize that the delivery of our service has a direct impact on the environment and local community and that we have a responsibility to be a good neighbour, a good employer and a responsible consumer of resources.

We undertake the following in order to contribute to our community and mitigate our impact on the environment:

SCOPE

Our responsibility to our Employees

To support and encourage employees to be involved in charitable activities within the local community.
To ensure that employees have the opportunity to realise their full potential and have the tools necessary to develop and grow through training, both compulsory and optional.
To operate an open door policy allowing employees to raise any concerns with line managers and HR and to ensure that employees are not victimised for doing so.
To ensure that each employee’s traditions and beliefs are respected, and encourage and promote diversity throughout the organisation.
To maintain communication with employees so as to ensure this and all other policies are actively exercised.
To encourage employees to ‘think outside of the box’ and offer suggestions as to how any policy or process can be improved.
To reward employees for hard work and innovative thinking should the idea help in the running of the business.
To protect each employee or supplier from third parties who may become abusive; this includes clients, suppliers and the general public.
To ensure that employees protect and do not misuse company assets only use them in an appropriate manner as set out in the employee contract.
To make certain that all employees are aware of the impact that we as a business and they as individuals have on the external environment.
To support and understand employee well-being, ensuring staff are encouraged to maintain an appropriate work-life balance.

Our Business responsibilities

To adhere to all relevant legislation surrounding our industry and, where necessary, will seek legal advice in order to ensure honest trade.
To support charitable initiatives that align with company values to be reviewed annually through the CSR strategy.
To compete fairly within our industry.

CONFIDENTIALITY

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To ensure all employees adhere to the legislation included in and surrounding the Data Protection Act 1998. Please see the company‚Äôs Data Protection Policy.
To maintain a safe working environment for all employees and also a safe consulting environment for clients. Please see the company‚Äôs Health and Safety policy for further guidance.

ENVIRONMENTAL

To have a separate Environmental Policy which addresses all issues surrounding this area. We are committed to delivering on all of our individual targets.
To utilise technology throughout our processes to reduce our paper usage and reliance on natural materials and resources.
To suppress our requirement for energy by reducing case duration and operational processes.

CLIENTS

To constantly strive to provide efficient, value for money, high quality and dependable services to all clients.
To ensure all employees are to act in an honest and professional manner when dealing with all clients.
To make sure all employees remain aware that they are being trusted with highly sensitive information and must not break the trust that our clients, suppliers and company as a whole have in them.

SECURITY

To ensure that the building is safe at all times to ensure the security of data and staff.
To ensure that our IT systems are well guarded and secure for the security of data.
To provide a safe working environment for all employees and a safe examining environment for all clients visiting us.

VAT Registration No: 270 405627 Registered in England No.: 09773300

R e g i s t e r e d O f f i c e : 86 – 9 0 P a u l S t r e e t , L o n d o n , E C 2 1 4 N E

Corporate Responsibility Policy