Fair Work First Statement

Children First’s organisational policies highlight our commitment to fair and inclusive work practices for all staff and volunteers.
Children First works with our recognised Trade Union Partner Unite the Union to ensure that those who work for us are engaged in work with us that meets with the principles of the fair work criteria.

 

In relation to how we pay our people, Children First will:

Pay of at least the Living Wage in line with figures from the Living Wage Foundation.

Review pay periodically to ensure that staff receive a fair pay for the work that they do.

Maintain the Job Evaluation Scheme to ensure that all staff receive equal pay for equal work.

 

To promote employee voice, Children First will:

Consult with our employees through relevant forums including engaging with our Trade Union Partners, Unite the Union.

Hold regular sessions for all staff to allow two way communication, the sharing of best practice and highlighting achievements.

 

To ensure a skilled workforce, Children First will:

Invest in developing our workforce.

Provide an appropriate induction for new staff.

Ensure pathways for individual and professional development through access to learning and development internally and externally.

 

In contracting with our people, Children First will:  

Use sessional contract sparingly where they meet individual and business needs, and regularly review these arrangements to ensure that they remain the most appropriate method of engagement for these workers.

Never engage people on a sessional contract to cover where an employment contract is more appropriate.

Appropriate use of short term, fixed term and permanent contracts to give our people certainty around their future.

 

To support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Children First will:

Report, monitor and take action on the gender pay gap.

Support and maintain a variety of working and delivery groups internally to support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Review recruitment and employment statistics to ensure that our workforce represents the communities that we serve.

 

To attract, retain and ensure the wellbeing of our people, Children First will:

Offer flexibility from commencement of employment in how and where our people carry out their duties in line with providing the best support to the children and families we work with and providing multiple methods and approaches for our people to collaborate and feel supported in their work.

Encourage the adoption of team charters to support employee wellbeing by giving teams a say in how they deliver the work that they do.

 

Finally, when implementing business or organisational change, Children First will:

Always follow a consultation and negotiation approach.

Never engage in a fire and rehire approach.