Sainsbury's Supermarkets
Equality and diversity
'Respect for the Individual' is one of Sainsbury's core values. We are committed to putting that into practice, creating a working environment where everyone has the opportunity to contribute, is valued and respected.
Our Equality and diversity policy is intended to support this mission. Our policy prohibits discrimination on any grounds.
During 2004/05 we introduced a diversity management website on our intranet. The site includes a guide to managing faith and belief, a disability management guide, and guidance on local community recruitment. The site is intended to help all colleagues gain more awareness of other people's needs.
We communicate our equality and diversity policy at induction to all colleagues and provide written guidance to managers on equal opportunities, including recruitment of disabled colleagues.
This year we will be using 'Disability Confident', which is a new learning resource to help colleagues in our stores move beyond disability awareness to become confident in dealing with disability.
Colleagues can report discrimination or harassment through our Fair Treatment and Complaints procedure, which includes an appeals process.