Corps Together – Sex

Why is gender a protected characteristic?

Nobody should feel that their gender impacts on their daily or professional lives.

The same opportunities and advantages should be available to everyone, whether male or female.

Types of Discrimination

Many types of discrimination exist which can be broken down into key areas:

Harassment –including less favourable treatment, unwanted conduct, and unwanted conduct of a sexual nature. For example –receiving inappropriate/unwanted comments about your appearance

Direct discrimination –directly being discriminated against because of gender.For example –being denied a promotion based on sex

Indirect discrimination – less obvious and sometimes unintentional. For example – a policy is applied across a whole organisation, but may disadvantage those of the opposite sex

Victimisation – targeted discrimination based on actions. For example –an individual is treated detrimentally because they have made or intend to make a complaint or allegation of sex/gender discrimination at work

What does the Equality Act 2010 say about gender?

The Equality Act 2010 says you must not be discriminated against because:

You are (or are not) a particular sex
Someone thinks you are the opposite sex (this is known as discrimination by perception)
You are connected to someone of a particular sex (this is known as discrimination by association)

Our Objectives

To conduct a review of internal processes to ensure fair practices in the area of sex and gender
Investigate education and learning opportunities to help ensure understanding and compliant ways of working
Engage with our communities who identify with this protected characteristic to understand how we can help them, using this knowledge to tailor our activities

Thoughts of our Guardians…

‘’Everyone has a right to feel respected and safe in the workplace regardless of their sex/gender, equally they have the right to feel that they have the same opportunities presented to them regardless of their gender. It is the job of the Guardians to promote a culture of equality’’

Seetan Varsani

Rebecca Jelley

Ross Doolan

Latest Blogs

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Corps Security Shows Their Commitment To Race Equality By Signing Up To The Race At Work Charter

Corps Security has joined over 1,100 employers in signing up to the Race at Work Charter, an initiative designed for businesses to collectively commit to improving equal opportunities for Black, Asian, Mixed Race and ethnically diverse employees in the UK.

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Supporting Our Colleagues During Baby Loss Awareness Week

As we enter Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th–15th October), it's important to take a moment to reflect and support those who have experienced the heartbreak of losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy.

Celebrating Progress During National Inclusion Week 2024: #ImpactMatters

As National Inclusion Week 2024 kicks off, the theme #ImpactMatters gives us the perfect opportunity to reflect on the progress we've made in creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace for all our colleagues at Corps Security.

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Corps Together Shortlisted For The Diversity Network Awards

We’re thrilled to announce that the Corps Security EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) initiative, ‘Corps Together’ has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Employee Network of the Year at the prestigious Diversity Network Awards.

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Corps Has Pride

On Saturday 29th June 2024, a team of Corps Security colleagues, joined by their friends and family, proudly marched alongside a supportive and vibrant community at London Pride.

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A Fathers Perspective: Dealing With Disability

To mark Carers Week (10th – 14th June), Regional Director, Clarence shares his experience raising children with disabilities.

Left to right: Comedian Rob Beckett, Michael Bullock (CEO) Andrea Strong (MD Corps Monitoring, Seetan Varsani (Divisional Director), Andrew Topp (Head of Sales and Marketing) Magdalena Jablonska El-Aasar (Head of HR)

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Big Win For Corps!

We're thrilled to announce that last night (Monday 4th December), we took home the Inclusion and Diversity Champion award at the Security & Fire Excellence Awards.

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Dementia Action Week 2022

As part of Dementia Action Week 2022, Rob Hill, our CMC Director and Together Guardian for Age, shares his family's very personal story with us.

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International Women’s Day – 8th March 2022 – Part 2

International Women’s Day - 8th March 2022 - Part 2

Age, Corps Together, Disability, Gender, Race, Religion, Sexuality

Samaritans Launches App To Support UK Military Veterans’ Mental Health

Military veterans are set to benefit from a dedicated new mental health app, launched today by Samaritans, to help them deal with the long-term emotional challenges of adjusting to life after the Forces.

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Talk to us…

The sole purpose of Corps Together is to engage with you, our colleagues, to understand the things that matter most and tailor our activities to help and support.

We would love to hear from you, so please get in touch to share knowledge, experiences, and new ideas freely.

You can also contact the team to discuss any issues or concerns you have regarding equality, diversity, and inclusion within our company.

GET IN TOUCH!

If you would like to chat to a Together Guardian about our new programme, then please do get in touch.

You can contact the team via our dedicated email address –

corpstogether@corpssecurity.co.uk

Events

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Black History Month 2024

Black History Month (BHM) is an annual event held every October to celebrate, recognise and honour the important contributions and achievements of black individuals by sharing stories and experiences.

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Wishing Our Colleagues And Clients A Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Wishing Our Colleagues And Clients A Happy St. Patrick's Day.

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Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant! To All Our Welsh Colleagues: Happy St David’s Day!

St. David was the greatest figure in the 6th century Welsh Age of Saints, founder of scores of religious communities, and the only native-born patron saint of the countries of Britain and Ireland.

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Wishing You a Hanukkah Sameach

Hanukkah is the eight-day Jewish festival of light, this year taking place between 7 and 15 December.

Corps Together Events, Religious Events

Wishing Everyone A Very Happy Diwali And Festival Of Lights

Diwali is a radiant celebration across various Indian religions and symbolises the triumphant forces of light over darkness.

Corps Together Events

Black History Month – October 2023

Saluting Marie Van Brittan Brown – The Black Female Inventor of CCTV.

Corps Together Events

World Suicide Prevention Day – 10th September

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is hosted on the 10th of September each year.

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Hanukkah – 18th – 26th December

The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

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Guru Nanak Jayanti – 8th November 22

Guru Nanak Jayanti is the celebration of the birth of Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism. It falls on a different date every year. Guru Nanak was the first Sikh Guru. He was born in a small town in India called Talwandi around 500 years ago.

Corps Together Events, Religious Events

Happy Diwali – Monday 24th October

Diwali is a festival of lights and is one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs.

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Corps Together – Sex

Why is gender a protected characteristic?

Types of Discrimination

What does the Equality Act 2010 say about gender?

Our Objectives

Thoughts of our Guardians…

Seetan Varsani

Rebecca Jelley

Ross Doolan

Latest Blogs

Corps Security Shows Their Commitment To Race Equality By Signing Up To The Race At Work Charter

Supporting Our Colleagues During Baby Loss Awareness Week

Celebrating Progress During National Inclusion Week 2024: #ImpactMatters

Corps Together Shortlisted For The Diversity Network Awards

Corps Has Pride

A Fathers Perspective: Dealing With Disability

Big Win For Corps!

Dementia Action Week 2022

International Women’s Day – 8th March 2022 – Part 2

Samaritans Launches App To Support UK Military Veterans’ Mental Health

Talk to us…

GET IN TOUCH!

If you would like to chat to a Together Guardian about our new programme, then please do get in touch.

You can contact the team via our dedicated email address –

corpstogether@corpssecurity.co.uk

Events

Black History Month 2024

Wishing Our Colleagues And Clients A Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant! To All Our Welsh Colleagues: Happy St David’s Day!

Wishing You a Hanukkah Sameach

Wishing Everyone A Very Happy Diwali And Festival Of Lights

Black History Month – October 2023

World Suicide Prevention Day – 10th September

Hanukkah – 18th – 26th December

Guru Nanak Jayanti – 8th November 22

Happy Diwali – Monday 24th October

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