Our policies emphasise our dedication towards various topics including Equality & Diversity, Environmental Impact, Mental Health & Wellbeing, and Data Protection.
Where any information in these policies requires further explanation or a report for
concern is needed, please contact Viv Simmons, Office Manager on
enquiries@abbottconstruction.co.uk or call 01227 471 206
If you would prefer to write to us please post to the following address:
Abbott Construction
Broadlands
Blean
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 9JQ
Abbott Construction (“the Company”) is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).
This Policy aims to remove unfair and discriminatory practices within the Company and to encourage full contribution from its diverse community. The Company also aims to provide an equitable, fair and respectful service that does not discriminate against its clients and customers in the means by which they can access the services and goods supplied by the Company. The Company believes that all employees and clients are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity.
The Company aims for our employees to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. The Company is committed to prevent, reduce and stop all forms of unlawful discrimination in line with the Equality Act 2010, and to ensure that recruitment, promotion, training, development, assessment, benefits, pay, terms and conditions of employment, redundancy and dismissals are determined on the basis of capability, qualifications, experience, skills and productivity.
Abbott Construction recognises that all activities have environmental implications, which can potentially be either detrimental or beneficial in both the long and short term. The Directors of Abbott Construction are committed to maintaining high environmental standards throughout the Company’s operations.
These standards will ensure as far as reasonably practicable, the environmental wellbeing of our own employees and of others, including the public, who may be affected by our operations.
Abbott Construction has prepared this policy and procedures document in consideration with the requirements of BS EN IS0 14001:2015 Abbott’s will ensure that it is reviewed regularly to ensure compliance with current legislation and company procedures. It describes the organisation and arrangements to meet our Environmental Policy Statement.
We assist those working with us by helping them to understand environmental considerations and influence them in: -
Construction activities shall be carefully planned to avoid unnecessary nuisance, disruption of natural and wildlife habitats, destruction of trees and other landscape features.
All the above practices shall form part of and complement our already implemented Health and Safety and Quality assurance to provide a unified and accessible system, which can be easily communicated to and for the benefit of all parties. The environmental impacts that we monitor include but are not limited to: noise levels, visual pollution, airborne pollution, bunded storage areas, storage tankers for contaminated liquids, protecting water courses, waste disposal, construction materials, resource management and vehicle usage.
This policy outlines Abbott Construction’s commitment to the protection and promotion of the mental health and wellbeing of all staff.
Policy objectives:
Abbott Construction shall continuously strive to improve the mental health environment and culture of the organisation by identifying, eliminating, or minimising all harmful processes, procedures and behaviours that may cause psychological harm or illness to its employees.
Mental health is relevant to all employees and by addressing it in the workplace, it can help to strengthen the positive factors of employment, reduce risk factors and improve general health. It can also help promote the employment of people who have experienced mental health problems, as part of our diversity and inclusion policy.
Important aspects of mental health and wellbeing includes providing information and raising awareness, management skills to deal with issues around mental health and stress effectively, providing a supportive work environment, offering advice and support, to anyone experiencing a mental health problem or returning to work after a period of absence due to mental health problems. All of which we try to promote and encourage wherever possible.
Ensuring our team have more than suitable working environments has meant we have made essential changes and upgrades to our office and site management. Sufficient breaks are maintained and outdoor space with a seating area has been provided for our office staff to get some fresh air and another place to relax
Trained mental health personnel are not trained to deal with diagnosed mental health conditions e.g. bipolar where an employee notifies us of diagnosed mental health conditions, we will support them through on-going treatment and will advise on suitable practitioners that they can further consult with.
Name: Viv Simmons, Office Manager
Address: Abbott Construction, Broadlands, Blean, Canterbury, Kent CT2 9JQ
Phone Number: 01227 471206
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office ZA638388
We currently collect, process and store the following information:
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
We use the information that you have given us in order to:
We do not share information with any third-party unless at the request by the Police or any other statutory authority or regulator who has a reasonable need for this information to effectively conduct their business e.g. criminal investigations.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and operational procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
We will only keep information about you during the term of our contract and following termination, 7 years.
At the end of our retention period, we will securely destroy your information.
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Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at viv@abbottconstruction.co.uk if you wish to make a request.
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address is:
Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
