Sternberg Reed is an equal opportunities employer and committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. The firm aims to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.   The firm does not discriminate against staff on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

This policy applies to the process of recruitment and selection, promotion, training and development, conditions of work, pay and benefits and to every other aspect of employment, including general treatment at work and the processes involved in the termination of employment.

This policy also applies to job applicants, (both internal and external) and all employees whether full time, part time, casual, temporary, or fixed term contract.  The policy also applies equally to the treatment of the firm’s clients and suppliers.

All employees and job applicants will be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form.  The firm guarantees that the information provided on the form will be used solely for the purpose of monitoring the effectiveness of the equal opportunities policy.