Organisation:
This statement applies to the company, the information included in the statement refers to the requirements of the Modern slavery act 2015
Organisational Structure:
We are a Small sized business working in the construction industry. We are a limited company and have a registered head office. The company employs its own personnel and uses sub-contractors within the UK. Our working area is mostly in London and Southeast.
Definitions:
The company considers that modern slavery encompasses:
Human trafficking
Forced work, through mental or physical threat;
Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse of the threat of abuse:
Being dehumanised, treated as a commodity or being bought or sold as property; Being physically constrained or to have restriction placed on freedom of movement.
Commitment:
The Company acknowledges its responsibilities in relation to tackling modern slavery and commits to complying with the provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The company does not enter into business with any other organisation, in the United Kingdom or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour. No labour provided to the company in the pursuance of the provision of its own services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking. The company strictly adheres to the minimum standards required in relation to its responsibilities under the relevant employment legislation.
Supply Chains:
We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. We expect all those in our supply chain and contractors to comply with our values.
Potential Exposure:
In general, the Company considers its exposure to slavery/human trafficking to be relatively limited. Nonetheless, it has taken steps to ensure that such practices do not take place in its business nor the business of any organisation that supplies goods and/or services to it.
Due diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking:
The company has not, to its knowledge, conducted any business with another organisation which has been found to have involved itself with modern slavery. In accordance with section 54(4) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the company has taken the following steps to ensure that modern slavery is not taking place:
• Where possible we build long standing relationships with local suppliers and make clear our expectations of business behaviour.
• We have systems in place to encourage the reporting of concerns and the protection of whistle blowers
Measures:
We use the following measures to check how effective we have been to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of our business or supply chains:
• Right to work checks completed at recruitment stage
• Ensure minimum employment age adhered to, in line with the relevant legislation.
• Always apply national minimum wage thresholds, in line with the relevant legislation:
• Regular contact with material suppliers including their understanding of, and compliance with, our expectations.
Slavery Compliance Officer:
The Company appoints the Director as the compliance officer to whom all concerns regarding modern slavery should be addressed, and who will then undertake relevant action regarding the Company obligations in this regard. This statement is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2010 and will be reviewed each year.