The
Greencore Group are committed to equal opportunities in employment.
The Group is also committed to protecting and promoting the health of its employees.
The
Group therefore intends to ensure that people with AIDS or HIV (Human Immuno -
deficiency Virus) do not experience discrimination in employment and will ensure
its policy challenges racist and homophobic (anti-lesbian and anti-gay) assumptions
about AIDS/HIV infection. There
will be no discrimination in recruitment against applicants, internally or externally
on the grounds that the applicant has HIV or AIDS. Medical
fitness will be determined through the normal process of consideration and normal
rules concerning sickness will be operated. If
it becomes known that an employee has AIDS, the Group will ensure that resources
are available to provide adequate support and that any reasonable arrangements
are made which enable their work to be continued, on the grounds that to continue
work may enable that person to maintain confidence and social contact and therefore
fight AIDS with more dignity. Employees
will not be prevented from continuing work, except where they are deemed not medically
fit through the standard procedures. The
Group will not require those who are anti-body positive to the virus or who have
AIDS to declare the fact. Should the details become known that a employee has
the virus, then strict confidentially will be maintained. The
Group recognises the important role of a counselling service for those who have
AIDS or are anti-body positive. For reasons of confidentiality and impartiality
it believes that this service should be provided by external organisations. | 
