Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Our Commitment
Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. They’re more than just words for us. They’re the hard-and-fast principles guiding how we build our teams, provide service, and create memorable experiences for couples. We have a diverse, multicultural customer base and staff—we want to reflect that in everything we do.
Our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion are woven throughout our core values which we use in hiring, sub-contracting, communicating, and reviewing our policies:
Quality. We stop at nothing to provide only the best quality for our couples. On the best day of their lives, there’s only room for the highest standards.
Love. We are in the business of celebrating love. We demonstrate the everlasting strength love provides in everything we do and to everyone we serve.
Uniqueness. Our differences are our strengths. With a diverse workforce, we bring and welcome all perspectives and experiences. We are all better for it.
Hard Work. Providing once-in-a-lifetime events is not for the light-hearted. It requires grit, tenacity, grace, and some good, old-fashioned elbow grease.
Milton Ridge was built on the principles and understanding that our different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds make our work better and brighter. We do not see an individual’s race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, ability, or sexual orientation, but rather the Milton Ridge family - consisting of both our staff and our clients.
Milton Ridge’s diversity initiatives are applicable to our practices and policies on recruitment, compensation and benefits, professional development, promotions, social and recreational programs, terminations, and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender, race and diversity equity that encourages and enforces:
Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees.
Teamwork and employee participation, with essential representation of all groups and employee perspectives.
Work/life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees’ varying needs.
Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for diversity.
All employees of Milton Ridge have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All employees are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion of our entire staff and clientele during work, at work functions on or offsite, and at all other company-sponsored and participative events.
All employees are also required to attend and complete annual diversity awareness training to enhance their knowledge to fulfill this responsibility.
This policy is zero-tolerance. Any employee found to have exhibited any inappropriate conduct or behavior against others will be immediately terminated.
