Machins Solicitors LLP

People are at the heart of our business and core to its future sustainability. We are committed to encouraging workforce diversity and inclusion and aim to be an employer of choice, maintaining a high reputation of employee care and consideration.

Machins Solicitors LLP believes our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our employees. We are, therefore, committed to focusing our employment procedures and practices on maximising the potential of each individual. We believe this is best achieved by developing our employees’ talents, whilst recognising their differences. By treating people fairly and equally and by accepting and embracing their diversity, we can also improve our market competitiveness, enhance our corporate social responsibility and create an inclusive and positive working environment for all employees.

It is the policy of the Firm that no person acting on our behalf shall discriminate in any situation against another individual or group, directly or indirectly, because of age, sex, disability, gender re‐assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, race, religion and belief and sexual orientation. Machins Solicitors LLP also endorses the principle that the workforce at each location should reflect, as far as is reasonably possible, the community within which it operates. These principles apply to recruitment selection, training, promotion, transfer, pay and benefits and performance appraisal procedures, in addition to all terms and conditions of employment.

Our aims are as follows:-

• To ensure equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community
• To offer fair treatment in every aspect of working life in Machins Solicitors LLP, from our written procedures through to every decision made
• To promote a culture where each employee and colleague is treated with respect and dignity and recognises the value that a diverse workforce can bring

Machins Solicitors LLP also has a growing corporate social responsibility programme within Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. We ensure our local community, charity and pro-bono legal work; as well our environmental practices are a core part of our firm-wide business strategy.

We have strong links with local charities, schools and universities and strive to ensure our partners and staff work in partnership to share their expertise and knowledge. We are proud of the role our people play within the local community. Our ongoing partnerships and community programmes ensure we are dedicated to deploying our skills and experience to provide valuable and vital services which in turn promote more access to justice and social inclusion.