Humanists UK is an organisation with an ethos based on Humanism, and therefore qualifies under equality legislation as an organisation with ‘an ethos based on religion or belief’.

We are a small organisation, with limited resources. Therefore, each role at Humanists UK will involve a significant amount of interaction, either with Humanists UK members, or with the general public, and in this capacity, the promotion of humanism will be expected and required of the job holder. Therefore, it is likely that ‘willingness to promote humanist beliefs and values and the aims of Humanists UK’ will be an essential
requirement of every role advertised.

This policy will be reviewed for each vacancy advertised, and may be subject to change, depending on the occupational requirements of each vacancy. It will remain in place until or unless the organisation has the resources to allocate roles which require no significant interaction with the general public or Humanists UK members.

Humanists UK’s equal opportunities policy is that in all aspects of employment, from vacancy advertising, selection, recruitment, training and development, and promotion, to conditions of service and reasons for termination of employment, no individual will be discriminated against on the basis of their sex, transgender status, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital status, caring or parental responsibilities, age, religion or belief, or any other grounds that are irrelevant to their ability to meet the requirements of a post.