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Employment

Please see section on 'People'.

Health and Safety Policy

We recognise and accept our responsibilities to provide a safe and healthy workplace and working environment for all our employees.  We expect employees and associates to show equal concern for their own health and safety and to ensure that their acts do not endanger others.  In particular, employees and associates must make themselves aware of the fire and evacuation arranagements at Potential Squared offices in the UK, USA and India.

Any accident, no matter how minor, should be immediately reported to the Health and Safety representative on site, who will enter the details in the Accident Report Book and see that the correct procedure is followed.

It is an employee's duty to cooperate with Potential Squared to ensure that any requirements regarding health and safety are complied with.  Therefore it is a condition of employment that Potential Squared employees read and understand any health and safety documents.

All UK Potential Squared employees who work with a PC or VDU at their own workstation are entitled to attend an optician for an eye sight test at Potential Squared's expense.

Employees will be able to apply for an eye sight test once in any two year period or at shorter intervals at the discretion of Potential Squared if recommended by the optician or in other special circumstances.

Equality and Diversity Policy

  • Potential Squared are an equal opportunities employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, disability, marital status or any other basis that is prohibited by law.
  • Potential Squared aim to maintain a diverse workforce in which ability is the sole determining factor governing career advancement.
  • At Potential Squared, we comply with Disability Discrimination Legislation.

Environment Policy

Potential Squared operate a company-wide Environmental Policy.  This includes:

1.  Recyling of:

  • unwanted paper and cardboard;
  • toner cartridges from printers;
  • mobile telephones;
  • unwanted office furniture to establishments such as local schools.

2.  Prohibiting the use of disposable cups for water fountains (where water fountains are located within Potential Squared office space)

3.  Printing stationery on paper sourced from sustainable forests.

4.  Producing stationery and corporate collateral through locally-based printers, regardless of what country design takes place in, to minimise its carbon footprint.