Equality and diversity policy (FOI)

Request

A

How many, if not all, employees are bound by the States equality and diversity policy?

B

Which ones are exempt?

C

Why unlike the private sector are the individuals not held to account and how many have been suspended since the policy was made?

Response

A

The equality and diversity policy applies to the following groups.

• all employees of the States of Jersey on permanent contracts of employment

• workers who are engaged on a zero hours agreement where there is no implied contract of employment

• workers who work for the States of Jersey through a contract for services on an interim, locum, self-employed, or agency basis

• voluntary staff or those on honorary contracts where there is no implied contract of employment

B

No one is exempt

C

All employees are held to account and to date no one has been suspended for a breach of the policy.