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Equality and Diversity

All our events have been organised with Equality and Diversity in mind.
As an Event Volunteer you are part of a diverse team of volunteers and
will be engaging with a diverse range of people.

It is The Event Volunteering Programmes policy to ensure Equality and
Diversity is considered in not only our volunteer team but in the way we
engage with people

Equality is law

The Equality Act 2010 brings together all previous equality laws.
It makes it law that every private, public and voluntary sector must not
discriminate against employees and service users because of particular
characteristics!

So, if they discriminate against their employees or service users, they
could be breaking the law

The Equality Act has protected characteristics, they are:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender Reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnerships
• Pregnancy or maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation

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