Equal opportunities

Therapy in România is passionately committed to equal opportunities for all in România.

Roma people
Therapy in România will do all in its power to ensure that people from the Roma minority groups are provided with therapeutic support and/or training in therapy skills. Special help will be provided in the form of finance or extra education to ensure that they have these opportunities.

Disability
Therapy in România will do all in its power to ensure that people with disabilities (mental or physical) have the same chances as others.

Religion
Therapy in România will work with people of all faiths or who do not have a faith. While Therapy in România is based on clear Christian and biblical principles it will not seek to impose its views on others.

Therapy in România's Equal Opportunities Policy

1. Statement of intent
Therapy in România recognises that discrimination exists within the wider community and affects many of the organisations with which it is working.

Therapy in România's equal opportunities policy seeks to give due regard to people of every race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or physical or mental ability/disability.

It will seek to investigate and take appropriate action where any form of discrimination exists within its own organisation or sphere of influence.

Therapy in România understands that people are not all the same and come from different backgrounds, in terms of race, culture, religion, gender and sexual orientation. All people are to be treated with the same high regard and respect.

Therapy in România realises that people with physical or mental disabilities have the same right to respect as anyone else. It endeavours to provide suitable facilities and a network of support and help to anyone with disabilities working with it.

Training in issues relating to equal opportunities will be required for all associates within Therapy in România. It is a condition of service that such training is regularly updated.

Conditions of service

Therapy in România's associates will use facilities suitable to carry out their work effectively. In the case of people with disabilities, efforts will be made to ensure easy access to the premises (for example, ramps) and attempts made to procure specialist equipment that may be needed by the subcontractor/employee in order to carry out the tasks required.

Therapy in România will ensure as far as is reasonably possible that all its associates are safe in the working environment and that they have means of escape or other emergency procedures should they be threatened with attack or sexually harrassed.

Grievance and disciplinary procedures

Grievances concerning equal opportunities within Therapy in România should be made in the first instance to Roger Day. A full investigation and report will be made within 28 days of the grievance being received.

Disciplinary measures will be taken against anyone using racist or sexist words or behaviour or who engages in sexual harassment or who makes disparaging or demeaning remarks about a person's disability. Such measures will start with a warning and could end with dismissal and/or court action against the person concerned.