EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AGREEMENT
The existing agreement between Industry Energy and Equinor on gender and other equality and diversity was reviewed during autumn 2021. The trade unions in Equinor were involved and PL was chair. The agreement will shortly be available on Insight in Norwegian and English.
The language in the new agreement is more up to date and includes definitions and descriptions of relevant words and expressions. The text is brief and to the point and covers the most important areas of equality and diversity, in addition to ensuring compliance to external and internal rules and regulations and supporting the Equinor Book and the Code of Conduct.
-I am very pleased with the new agreement, says Torunn Loftsgård, Industry Energy Equinor representative for equality. The agreement has been carefully prepared and states even more explicitly that discrimination based on gender, age, national/ethnic origin, disability, sexuality, religious belief, political view or other conditions without relevance for performing the work, is not accepted.
Excerpts:
Introduction- and leadership development programs shall include the topic equality and diversity.
The recruitment process shall be transparent and non-discriminating.
The company’s salary system is non-discriminating, and wages and benefits shall be differentiated based on responsibilities, contributions and results.
Women and men shall get equal pay for work of similar value.
Working for the company shall be compatible with being parents.
Training and development opportunities will be made available by the company, but we are all responsible for developing skills and build competence.
Statutory (required by law) reporting on gender pay differences shall be published in yearly reports
Information about the agreement will be published on Insight and in management groups. All managers and leaders must familiarize themselves with the agreement and obtain sufficient training to be inclusive and to lead diverse teams.
The first equality agreement in the company was signed in 1988 (reviewed 2010).
The agreement is valid from 01.01.2022.
