Be You

We strongly believe in the power of diverse teams and we encourage every Scout to bring their true selves to work. You are all unique and we love that about you. We want to create a safe and inclusive working environment for every person to thrive in, knowing they will be valued and respected for who they are and treated in the same way. Every voice matters, every opinion matters!

Our Equality, Inclusion & Diversity Policy

Scout is committed to equal opportunities in the workplace independent of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, religion or belief (these are called Protected Characteristics in law).

Scout will not discriminate on any grounds when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, training, promotion and pay.

Discrimination takes many forms. You must not:

• Treat someone less favourably because of a Protected Characteristic. For example, rejecting a job applicant because of their religious views or because they might be gay. This is called direct discrimination.
• Apply a provision, criterion or practice that applies to everyone but adversely affects people with a particular Protected Characteristic more than others, and is not justified. For example, requiring a job to be done full-time rather than part-time would adversely affect women because they generally have greater childcare commitments than men. Such a requirement would be discriminatory unless it can be justified. This is called indirect discrimination.
• Take part in unwanted conduct related to a Protected Characteristic, which has the purpose or effect of violating someone's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. This is called harassment.
• Retaliate against someone who has complained or has supported someone else's complaint about discrimination or harassment. This is called victimisation.
• Unjustifiably treat someone less favourably because of the effects of a disability, and fail to make reasonable adjustments to alleviate disadvantages caused by a disability (disability discrimination). NOTE: If you are disabled or become disabled, we encourage you to tell us about your condition so that we can consider what reasonable adjustments or support may be appropriate.

Harassment (including sexual harassment) and bullying can happen even when not related to a Protected Characteristic and will never be acceptable at Scout.