Human rights recognise the inherent value of each person, regardless of background, where we live, what we look like, what we think, or what we believe. They are based on principles of dignity, equality and mutual respect, which are shared across cultures, religions and philosophies. They are about being treated fairly, treating others fairly and having the ability to make genuine choices in our daily lives.
Respect for human rights and ensuring and equal opportunities approach is the cornerstone of strong communities in which everyone cam make a contribution and feel included.

Most toy libraries rely on volunteer committee members to perform operational and management activities. To make to the most of volunteers’ time it is important to ensure there isn’t confusion on who is responsible for what.

Both staff members and volunteers must be provided with ongoing support to assist them to work productively and feel satisfied with their efforts. Both staff and volunteers are key to successful community organisations and should be treated with respect and care as they are valuable assets..

Staff and volunteer training and development activities not only improve an individual’s capabilities, it also help your toy library grow and develop. Spending time thinking about how your team’s personal aspirations can be met through their toy library work will keep them challenged and engaged. Not all training ad development need to be expensive.

There are rules about employee entitlements suck as what hours they work, how often they have to have a break and their leave entitlements. These rules can be set out in different places such as an award, registered agreement or an employment contract. If you are employing staff it is important that you know their entitlements and that they received their entitlements at all times.

Inappropriate behaviour comes in many forms - it is defines as any behaviour that creates or may create a risk to a persons’ s health, safety and well-being. Examples of unacceptable behaviours include, but are not limited to: bullying, verbal (or written) abuse, emotional, psychological or physical violence or abuse, coercion, harassment and/or discrimination, aggressive/abusive behaviour, unreasonable demands and undue persistence, and disruptive behaviour.

Committees have a responsibility to provide an environment that is free of inappropriate conduct, while staff, volunteers and members are held accountable for their own conduct.