Modern Day Slavery Policy Statement
Modern Day Slavery Policy Statement
This statement is made pursuant to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and sets out the steps that we have taken, and is continuing to take, to make sure that modern slavery or human trafficking is not taking place within our business.
Modern slavery encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. We have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings and to putting effective systems and controls in place to safeguard against any form of modern slavery taking place.
Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
We aware of our responsibilities towards employees and the local community and expect all suppliers to adhere to the same ethical principles.
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business.
We operate a number of internal policies which ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:
• Recruitment – we operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to work in the United Kingdom checks for all directly employed staff.
• Equal Opportunities – we have a range of controls to protect staff from poor treatment and / or exploitation, which complies with all respective laws and regulations. These include provision of fair pay rates, fair terms and conditions of employment, and fair access to training and development opportunities
• Whistleblowing – we operate a whistleblowing/raising concerns policy so that everyone in our employment knows that they can raise concerns about how colleagues or people receiving our services are being treated, or about practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals, and the various ways in which they can raise their concerns.