Equality & Diversity

MY EQUALITY & DIVERSITY PROMISE TO MY CUSTOMERS AND INDUSTRY COLLEAGUES

I will work within the boundaries as set out by my professional organisation and the standards for celebrants as set out by the Fellowship of Professional Celebrants.

It is within ALL of our best interests to promote equality and diversity as we eliminate discrimination.

My aim is to ensure that couples, families and industry colleagues are given equal opportunity, and that my business represents all sections of society.

I am dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture within the whole celebrancy industry.

Each person I deal with will be respected and valued.

I am strongly opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination and bias.

This statement reinforces my commitment to providing equality and fairness to all I have the pleasure of dealing with. Together with an assurance that I will not provide less favourable facilities or treatment on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender (identity and expression). Marriage, civil partnership, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, religion or belief or sexual orientation as outlined in the Equality Act 2010

MY COMMITMENTS:

To create an environment that promotes dignity and respect.

To create an environment in which individual differences are recognised and valued and celebrated.

To not tolerate any form of intimidation, bullying, or harassment and to challenge and confront any such behaviour should it arise.

To undertake further personal development training.

To keep abreast of new developments within society and the wider wedding industry in terms of language and behaviour.

To promote equality in my workspace, amongst celebrants and wider industry colleagues.

In addition I have adopted and aligned myself to the following core values as stated below.

To strive to not assume a person’s gender identity, sex characteristics, or sexual orientation based on their appearance or otherwise.

To strive not to assume a person’s race(s), culture(s), or religion(s)/faith(s) based on their appearance or otherwise.

To respect and follow a person’s instruction as to how they’d like to be addressed, including gender and disability pronouns.

To strive to create accessible environments for disabled clients by meeting individual access requirements.

To share insight and knowledge with others, where possible, and where appropriate.

To endeavour to encourage the representation of all groups/communities when contributing to styled shoots, especially underrepresented groups/communities.

To strive to continue to educate myself on equality generally.

To be kind and supportive to my colleagues and peers if unintentional mistakes are made in relation to inclusive language;

To act with honesty and integrity at all times.

To help build a community who are united in making the celebrancy industry, and the world, a more inclusive place.

We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated on 22nd January 2022.

Equality & Diversity

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