The rights and obligations set out in this notice apply equally to all employees, whether part time or full time on a substantive or fixed-term contract, and also to associated persons such as secondees, agency staff, contractors and others employed under a contract of service. You have personal responsibility for the application of this notice. As part of your employee induction, you are expected to read and familiarise yourself with this notice, ensure that this notice is properly observed and fully complied with and to complete the declaration here. This notice is also of particular relevance to directors, line supervisors and other employees concerned with recruitment, training and promotion procedures and employment decisions which affect others.

Every employee is entitled to a working environment that promotes dignity, equality and respect for all. _SIEGUS® will not tolerate any acts of unlawful or unfair discrimination (including harassment) committed against an employee, contractor, job applicant or visitor because of a protected characteristic:

• sex;

• gender reassignment;

• marriage and civil partnership;

• pregnancy and maternity;

• race (including ethnic origin, colour, nationality and national origin);

• disability;

• sexual orientation;

• religion and or belief; and

• age.

Discrimination on the basis of work pattern (part-time working, fixed term contract, flexible working) which is unjustifiable will also not be tolerated. All employees will be encouraged to develop their skills and fulfil their potential and to take advantage of training, development and progression opportunities at _SIEGUS®. Selection for employment, promotion, training, or any other benefit will be on the basis of aptitude and ability. No form of intimidation, bullying or harassment will be tolerated. If you believe that you may have suffered discrimination because of any of the above protected characteristics, you should consider the appropriateness and feasibility of attempted informal resolution by discussion in the first instance with your line supervisor or another colleague in a relevant position of seniority. You may decide in the alternative to raise the matter through the Company's Harassment Notice or Grievance Notice. For types of discrimination see the Annex to this notice Allegations regarding potential breaches of this notice will be treated in confidence and investigated in accordance with the appropriate procedure. _SIEGUS® will ensure that individuals who make such allegations in good faith will not be victimised or treated less favourably by _SIEGUS® as a result. However, false allegations of a breach of this notice which are found to have been made in bad faith will be dealt with under the Company's Discipline Policy. A person found to have breached this notice may be subject to disciplinary action under the Company's Discipline Policy. Employees may also be personally liable for any acts of discrimination prohibited by this notice that they commit, meaning that they can be sued by the victim.

This notice applies to all conduct in the workplace and also to conduct outside of the workplace that is related to your work (e.g. at meetings, social events and social interactions with colleagues) or which may impact on reputation (e.g. the expression of views on social media, contrary to the commitments expressed in this notice, that could be linked to _SIEGUS®). We set out below some specific areas of application: a) Recruitment Selection for employment at _SIEGUS® will be on the basis of aptitude and ability. Further detail is set out in the Company's Recruitment and Selection Policy. Where possible, _SIEGUS® will capture applicants’ diversity demographics as part of its recruitment processes to promote the elimination of unlawful discrimination. b) Training You may also be required to participate in training and development activities from time to time, to encourage the promotion of the principles of this notice. c) Promotion All promotion decisions will be made on the basis of merit, and will not be influenced by any of the protected characteristics listed above. Promotion opportunities will be monitored to ensure equality of opportunity at all levels. Where appropriate, steps will be taken to identify and remove unnecessary or unjustifiable barriers to promotion. d) During employment The benefits, terms and conditions of employment and facilities available to _SIEGUS® employees will be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that access is not restricted by unlawful means and to provide appropriate conditions to meet the special needs of disadvantaged or under-represented groups.

As an Organisation, _SIEGUS® is additionally subject to equality duties under the Equality Act 2010. This notice shall be reviewed on an ongoing basis by _SIEGUS® to assess its effectiveness and may be amended from time to time. This notice is for guidance only and does not form part of your contract of employment. This notice has been in operation since September 1626 and was reviewed in July 2018 and again in August 2024.