We want Starfish Search to be a place where everyone can bring their ‘whole self’ to work, and where we celebrate our organisational diversity. https://starfishsearch.com/equality-diversity-inclusion-policy/

3. We want Starfish Search to be a place where
everyone can bring their ‘whole self’ to work, and
where we celebrate our organisational diversity. We
strive to embed a culture where all staff can
contribute and be themselves.
As an executive search business, we have a duty to
ensure that we are an exemplar to others. We are
committed to being a great employer that values
and welcomes the different ideas, skills, behaviours
and experiences of our colleagues. We aim to foster
a culture that promotes wellbeing and mental health
and provides support to enable us all to thrive.

5. In our dual role as an employer and adviser to clients
with the same goals for their workforce, we are fully
committed to meeting our legal obligations and
promoting equality and diversity in both our work and
our workforce.
We know that we need staff from diverse backgrounds
to help ensure we make sound decisions that are
representative of the different perspectives within
society. We seek to positively influence the approach
of the organisations we work with to promote diversity
and inclusion. We believe that a diverse workforce can
help us to do that much more effectively.

6. The Law
Under the Equality Act 2010, we have a legal duty to
have due regard to the need to promote equality of
opportunity, eliminate unlawful discrimination and
foster good relations between key equality strands.
These include age, disability, sex, race, religion or
belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment,
pregnancy and maternity.
But we are determined to do more than just meet our
statutory obligations. We promote equal
opportunities and we respect and acknowledge the
diversity of staff who work within our organisation,
the organisations we serve and their stakeholders.

8. Our commitment
We will ask ourselves tough questions,
we will talk to our diverse talent about
the barriers they have faced, and we will
be smarter and more transparent with
our recruitment data. We will use this
information to devise strategies to
engage with and attract talent from
specific and harder to reach group for
Starfish and the organisations we serve.

9. We will continue to build a diverse and inclusive
workforce that reflects and understands the public
and social sector organisations that we serve
We will ensure all colleagues are valued and can
contribute to our success
We will empower and enable all Starfish colleagues
to thrive and prosper
We value wellbeing and mental health and the
different styles of thinking, communicating and
working that motivate our staff. We will continue to
actively consider the impact of how we work and
our working environment on our wellbeing by
providing effective, timely and good quality support
to colleagues who need it.

11. Our Promises:
Every employee is entitled to a working environment which
promotes dignity and respect to all. We will not tolerate bullying,
harassment or intimidation of any groups or individuals, within our
own company, towards our clients and candidates, or by clients
and candidates towards a member of our team
All employees will monitor their conduct and language to eliminate
discriminatory remarks or practices. All employees should feel
comfortable challenging colleagues where this is not adhered to
That our equality and diversity champion shares and promotes
good practice and keeps us up to date with current thinking

12. The Promotion and embedding of equality and
diversity is at the fore front of how we work and how
we encourage our clients to work
Breaches of our diversity and equality policy will be
regarded as misconduct and could lead to disciplinary
proceedings
Our own processes will embody our commitment to
diversity and inclusion and will be assessed to ensure
that our advertising and processes are inclusive and
encourage applications from underrepresented groups
Information relating to equality and diversity will not be
shared internally or with the clients we serve except for
anonymous monitoring purposes