Platinum Financial Planning Employee Handbook

weakness. If you feel that your work performance or your health is suffering because of stress-related matters, whether those matters are occurring outside the workplace or within the work environment, you should first raise this with your direct line manager. A meeting will be arranged with you to discuss the matter with a view to taking the appropriate steps to remove the cause of the stress or to assist you to deal with it. This may include evaluating the amount and complexity of your workload, and your work environment. However, please note that if you do not tell the Company you are suffering from stress and unable to cope or if the Company is unaware that you have a particular problem or vulnerability, we will not be in a position to help you. Positive about Mental Health - We are positive about mental health at Platinum and want our people to know they can talk about any problems they may have openly and in confidence and without fear of being judged, persecuted or ignored. We have a range of support in place to help you if you’re affected by mental ill-health conditions. If you’ve an existing or developing mental health condition that you need help with, always talk to your manager about this. Our Employee Assistance Programme is there to make sure you get the help and support you need. 20. Equal Opportunities - The Company is an equal opportunity employer and is fully committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. The Company will take all reasonable steps to employ, train and promote employees on the basis of their experience, abilities and qualifications without regard to race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability. The Company will also take all reasonable steps to provide a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity and that is free of harassment based upon an employee’s race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability. The Company will not condone any form of harassment, whether engaged in by employees or by outside third parties who do business with the Company. Full details of the Equal Opportunities Policy can be found online or obtained from the Operations Manager 21. Dignity at Work - Platinum seek to provide a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity and that is free of harassment and bullying based upon age, disability, gender reassignment, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex and/or sexual orientation. In this policy, these are known as the ‘protected characteristics’. This policy covers bullying and harassment both in the workplace and in any work-related setting outside the workplace, for example, during business trips, at external training events and at work-related social events. Full details of the Dignity at Work Policy can be found online or obtained from the Operations Manager.

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