Equality and Diversity
We treat everyone equally and with the same attention, courtesy and respect regardless of:
- age
- disability
- marital status
- race, racial group, colour, ethnic origin or nationality
- religion or belief
- sex
- sexual orientation
- working pattern.
We are opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. We adopt the Law Society's model policy on Anti-Discrimination and seek to promote equality of treatment and opportunity in employment. We avoid unlawful discrimination in our dealings with each other, our clients and third parties. Selection for employment, promotion, training or any other benefit is on the basis of individual aptitude and ability.
The firm's Managing Partner, Guy Stobart, is its Diversity Champion and chairs our Diversity Committee.
Diversity Initiatives
We have launched four major diversity initiatives this year:
- establishing a working group to contribute to our ambitions to support the career aspirations of women and working parents at Burges Salmon
- review of our flexible working policies, practices and procedures
- review of our graduate recruitment processes
- embedding of diversity training within our ongoing training programme
Statistics
Every year we undertake a diversity data collection exercise. Information is provided on an anonymous and voluntary basis and so will not be fully comprehensive. We are very pleased, however, that over 75% of people at Burges Salmon completed the survey this year.