The Good Employer Charter - Apply for membership and accreditation

Sign up to join the Good Employer Charter Scheme to gain gold, silver or bronze accreditation and be a member of the Basildon Good Employer Network.

Good Employer Charter accreditation is free

Charter accreditation is free and comes with membership of the Basildon Good Employer Network.

Be recognised as a good local employer
Boost your brand's profile through networking events, publicity and promotion
Gain access to local contacts, suppliers, other local businesses and their opportunities
Grow your business in a sustainable way by adopting responsible business practices and sharing knowledge with peer employers in Basildon

For further information on the scheme see: The Good Employer Charter Scheme .

Apply online for membership and accreditation

To apply; please complete and submit the following online application form. The questions are simple and easy to answer - we do not expect it will take you more than 5-10 minutes to complete.

Once complete, the Economic Development Team will be in touch to confirm your application and request any additional information or evidence required.

Section 1. Employer organisation and contact details
1. Organisation name*
2. Address*
3. Address 2
4. Town*
5. Postcode*
6. Contact name*
7. Contact's position within the organisation*
8. Phone*
9. Email*
10. Website address*
11. Numer of employees*
12. Is your organisation Public, Private or Third Sector?
Section 2. Good Employer Charter Principles - Assessment of required criteria
1. Your organisation must be able to show that it can satisfy the requirements of the four pillars of the scheme in order to receive the following levels of Good Employer accreditation:
  - Two pillars - Bronze accreditation
  - Three pillars - Silver accreditation
  - All four pillars - Gold accreditation
  We understand that not every organisation will instantly satisfy all four pillars right away. We will willingly support your organisation's efforts to achieve the ultimate goal of Gold standard accreditation.
  
  Your answers to the following questions will enable us to assess your current position.
3. 2.1 - Pillar one; Fair pay
  1. I confirm that all our directly employed staff are already being paid the current living wage rate (currently £10.90 per hour for 2022/23) and I am happy for this to be confirmed via a payroll spot check:
  2. I confirm this organisation is actively working towards paying the Living Wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation, to all directly employed staff within the next 12 months (currently £10.90 per hour for 2022/23).
  3. For further information on the living wage standard visit:
    
    • The Living Wage Foundation
4. 2.2 - Pillar 2; Employ Basildon
  1. I confirm that this organisation has committed to engage with the freely available services of Basildon Advice Store when new employment and apprenticeship opportunities arise within the organisation.
  2. For further information visit:
    
    • Basildon Advice Store on facebook
5. 2.3 - Pillar 3; Buy Basildon
  1. I confirm that this organisation commits to seeking quotes from Basildon businesses and suppliers for all supply chain opportunities.
  2. I confirm that this organisation commits to including multiple Basildon businesses in its supply chain within the next 12 months.
6. 2.4 - Pillar 4; Be the Best
  1. Organisations applying for Good Employer Charter accreditation will be expected to provide evidence that they have an equality and diversity policy in place.
    
    If your organisation does not currently have an equality and diversity policy, a template which can be used to create one is available from the (ACAS) website.
    
    Download: ACAS - Equality, diversity and inclusion policy template
  2. Does your business have an equality and diversity policy?
  3. Does your business have a health and well-being policy?
  4. Does your business promote volunteering and offer volunteering opportunities to staff?
  5. Does your business offer flexible working and family friendly working practices?
  6. Does your business promote and provide apprenticeship/work experience/work placements?
  7. Please give an example of a current initiative related to workplace equality and diversity you are or have recently implemented.*
  8. Choosing from a) staff mental health and wellbeing or b) workforce training and development or c) environmental sustainability; please describe an initiative your organisation has recently carried out and the impact it has made. *
Section 3. Committing to The Good Employer Charter Principles
1. In order to gain bronze, silver or gold Good Employer Charter accreditation and membership of the Basildon Good Employer Network your organisation must make a commitment to operate by the Charter principles.
2. I confirm the organisation’s commitment to actively and continuously working towards improving its employer and business practices by applying the Good Employer Charter principles in the organisation’s everyday operations and strategic decision making.
Mailing list
1. Basildon Council’s Economic Development team would like to keep you updated with information about the Good Employer Basildon Scheme, the team’s services, opportunities and relevant information for businesses. You can request for your details to be removed at any time by email to: businessassist@basildon.gov.uk.
2. If you would like to receive these email communications, please tick the box
Privacy
1. The information you have entered on this form will only be used for assessing your organisation’s eligibility for Good Employer Charter accreditation, membership of the Good Employer Basildon Network and Good Employer mailing list sign-up. It will not be shared with third parties.
3. If you would like to find out more about how Basildon Borough Council use your personal data please go to www.basildon.gov.uk/privacy-good-employer-charter

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The Good Employer Charter - Apply for membership and accreditation

Good Employer Charter accreditation is free

Apply online for membership and accreditation