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We aim to celebrate the variety and richness of the
people within our community. We value people's differences and
respect the fact that backgrounds, experience and identity are a
vital part of an individual's being. We will take strong action in
response to language or behaviour that is offensive or
discriminatory.
You will find information about our work on Equality and
Diversity in our Summary of Equality and Diversity Action Plan
which you can see from the link on the right.
Staff profile
Within the our areas of service 446 (59.6%) staff are employed
full-time and 302 (40.3%) are part-time (including casual staff).
This is lower than for the authority as a whole, where
approximately 53% of staff work on a part-time basis.
Our workforce is made up of 17.1 % male and 82.8% female
comparing to a 19% and 81% split across the authority.
There are 41 (5%) employees within the portfolio who are of a
non-white ethnic origin. This number is reducing so
under-representation of people from minority ethnic backgrounds
remains an issue.
14 (1.9%) employees declared that they have a disability and is
a slightly greater proportion than that for the authority as a
whole which is 1.2%.
(Based on data at 31.12.05)
Other pages about Equality and Diversity are:
Adult and Consumer Care Equality
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