Modern Slavery Policy
Our family-owned business is committed to conducting our operations with integrity and in an ethical manner.
This policy underlines our commitment to identifying, preventing, and addressing any forms of modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, and workplace abuse within our business and supply chain.
We are committed to a transparent, accountable, and safe working environment for all our employees, contractors, and partners.
Scope
This policy applies to all individuals working at any level and grade, including senior managers, officers, directors, employees (whether permanent, fixed-term, or temporary), consultants, contractors, trainees, seconded staff, or any other person associated with us.
Definitions
Modern Slavery: Involves exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, and/or abuse of power.
Human Trafficking: The act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring, or receiving a person using force or other forms of coercion for the purpose of exploitation.
Forced Labor: Any work or services which people are forced to do against their will under threat of punishment.
Workplace Abuse: Any form of maltreatment that occurs in the workplace, which can include verbal, physical, or psychological abuse.
Policy Statement
We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships.
We have in place systems and controls to ensure modern slavery does not take place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains.
Breach of the Policy
Any employee who breaches this policy will face disciplinary action, which could result in dismissal for gross misconduct.
We may terminate our relationship with other individuals and organisations working on our behalf if they breach this policy.
Review and Monitoring
This policy will be reviewed regularly and may be updated in response to any changes in legislation, regulatory requirements, or best practices.
