Our Commitment to Diversity

Michael Page International is committed to promoting equal opportunities both as an employer and as a provider of services. We make every effort to prevent discrimination or other unfair treatment against any of our staff, potential staff or users of our services, regardless of gender, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origins, marital status, family circumstances, disability, sexual orientation, political or religious belief. Michael Page International is opposed to racist and sexist practices and attitudes, and is committed to translating this into all aspects of its everyday work.

Equal Opportunities in Staff Recruitment

Michael Page International is committed to developing and maintaining working environments and practices, which ensure equality of opportunity in recruitment and selection. Discriminatory attitudes or behavior are unacceptable at any time and commitment to equal opportunities is a requirement of all our staff. Recruitment procedures are applied equally to internal and external applicants and all staff should have a genuinely equal opportunity to progress within Michael Page International.

Equal Opportunities in the Provision of Services

Michael Page International is committed to providing services which are relevant and accessible to all those who might wish to use them. Staff are required to be fully aware of their responsibilities in this respect and to ensure that systems of referral of our services do not operate to exclude or discourage participation, and that our employees are welcoming to all potential clients.

Diversity

We recognize the critical importance of diversity in the workplace and strive to ensure that we submit a diverse range of candidates to our clients. We are committed to increasing the recognition of our brand amongst a more diverse audience, and hence the development of an increasingly diverse database from which to select candidates for our clients. We aim to achieve this through a number of key strategies, including, but not limited to:

• The use of more diverse media
• The use of creative, non-stereotypical advertising campaigns
• The raising of our diversity profile for example through sponsorship and brand awareness campaigns
• The development of relationships with organizations supporting diversity

Responsibility for the Equal Opportunities Policy and Diversity

Michael Page International's equal opportunities policy is the responsibility of every member of staff to apply.  Those who hold supervisory, management or other senior positions have additional and particular responsibilities to ensure the effectiveness of its application and the commitment of all staff and others to it. Initiatives to ensure the effective promotion of our policies, and then to measure their success, include:

• In-house and external training on diversity issues
• Monitoring of our database
• The diversification of our own workforce of consultants
• Training our consultants in competency-based interview techniques, using behavioral and value-based criteria as well as relevant experience
• The appointment, where applicable, of a dedicated diversity consultant on specific client account team

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