The Tasting Room by Merakai Brewing CO.

UNIT 8 STANFORD SQUARE, WORTHING, BN11 3EZ, WEST SUSSEX. what3words location- lEARNS.COVERS.KEEP.

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PLEASE BE AWESOME TO EACH OTHER AT The Tasting ROOM BY MERAKAI BREWING CO.

Merakai Brewing CO. is committed to providing a safe and inclusive experience for everyone, and we want you to feel that you can be your true, authentic self without fear of judgement or harassment. 

We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities and fair treatment for all. We aim to provide an environment in which everyone feels comfortable and in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, marital or family status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, creed, culture, religion or belief, age, disability or any other personal factor or quality.

We also believe that our future workforce, and community (both on and offline) is also dedicated to achieving the same for themselves, each other, and the wider craft beer community.

ANTI HARASSMENT

We undertake the responsibility to create a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of race, age, religion or belief; gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnerships, disability, physical appearance, body size, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and national origin. 

WE PROUDLY SUPPORT initiatives and organisations that support this agenda, including Ask for Clive, Ask for Angela and Everyone Welcome initiative

WE DO NOT and WILL NOT tolerate harassment of any kind. 

To be clear, harassment is: 

  • Any form of behaviour intended to intimidate a person or make them feel unwelcome or uncomfortable.

  • Repeated interactions with a person after they have made it clear that further interaction is unwelcome. 

Clearer still, harassment includes, but is not limited to:

  • Verbal comments (including micro-aggressions) that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnerships, disability, physical appearance, body size, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, national origin, race, age, religion or belief.

  • Sexual images in public spaces.

  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following.

  • Harassing photography or recording.

  • Sustained disruption.

  • Inappropriate physical or online contact.

  • Repeated invasion of personal space, through continued, unwanted or pestering behaviour by an individual.

  • Unwelcome sexual attention.

  • Inviting or coercing a person into drinking a lot of alcohol in order to make them vulnerable.

  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour.

This includes any staff member, vendor, contractor or customer. Anyone found to be breaching the harassment policy on our premises or at any hosted event will be sanctioned or removed from the premises (if rules are violated during a Merakai Brewing CO. hosted event we will not offer a refund - if applicable in the circumstance). 

If employees, contractors, or anyone representing Merakai Brewing CO. are found to be violating these rules, individuals will face appropriate disciplinary action, according to our employee code of conduct. 

Individuals who violate these rules will be excluded from future initiatives and or events organised by Merakai Brewing CO. 

The effects of alcohol consumption will not excuse harassing behaviour.

Any individual who is asked to stop conducting harassing behaviour is expected to comply immediately - with no exceptions. Merakai Brewing CO. expects individuals to abide by, and comply, across all platforms/public communication, online and at in person events. 

REPORTING HARASSMENT - WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

If you are being harassed, or witness harassment of another individual, please contact us immediately or call out the behaviour if you feel safe and comfortable to do so - please do not put yourself in danger.  

We will treat all complaints of harassment seriously and will investigate them promptly, efficiently and in confidence with a view to taking such action we consider necessary. 

You can do this by reaching out to, and contacting us via the following methods and myself (Emma) or Olly, co owners and founders of Merakai Brewing CO. will prioritise your complaint and we will come back to you as soon as we are able to:

Online:

In person:

  • If you are at our The Tasting Room by Merakai Brewing CO. Worthing and you experience or witness harassment of any kind, please speak to us

  • Please reach out to us at events we may be attending - the events will have a code of conduct and a harassment officer of their own, and we are happy to help if you need support.

  • For staff members, please reach out to myself (Emma) or Olly at any time - our door is always open to you.

SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

If you have been affected by any form of abuse or harassment or need support, please reach out to the following organisations, and review the resources: 

Support:

Resources:

If you think we could improve our policy please contact us, email info@merakaibrewing.com