Sustainable Business Practices

Ethics and Honesty
Equal Employment Opportunity
Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Environmental Sustainability
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
POLICIES

Equal Employment Opportunity


Objective

Lavan is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for all staff members irrespective of gender and based on merit.

Lavan ensures that no employee or job applicant is discriminated against and denied equal treatment compared with any other employee or applicant because of:

Lavan embraces an EEO strategy ensuring that best practice mechanisms for recruitment, promotion, remuneration, training and staff development are formulated focusing on sound principles of merit.

Definition

Discrimination refers to 'unfair discrimination' which means making choices based on irrelevant factors and denying an individual fair and equal treatment.

Responsibility

Lavan complies with all legislation encompassing Equal Employment Opportunity.  It is the firm's responsibility to ensure that all recruitment, promotion, remuneration, training and staff development, including involuntary separations, are undertaken without discrimination.

Each partner, manager and supervisor has the responsibility for maintaining a work environment which is free from discrimination.  Employees are treated equally and are given every opportunity to develop their career and personal aspirations based on merit.