CI People Ltd Modern Slavery Policy
Introduction & Purpose of the Statement
This statement is made pursuant to section 54 (Part 6) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is intended to inform company staff of the steps taken by the Company in relation to its obligations to mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking in any of its business activities.
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.
The Company recognises that it has a responsibility to take a robust approach to slavery and human trafficking. This statement sets out the Company’s actions and commitment to understanding potential Modern Slavery risks related to its activities and to minimise the risk of slavery and human trafficking in its supply chains.
CI People Ltd
The Company’s values capture our ethos: who we are, what we believe in and what we stand for. Our values set out how we conduct ourselves, how we expect to be treated and how we engage with our partners.
The Company has a zero tolerance policy in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking. We are committed to conducting all business dealings and relationships in an ethical and transparent manner, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and checks to ensure the Company is not contributing to modern slavery in any way.
Statement and Commitment
The Company is committed to ensuring that modern slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of its operation within the Company and its supply chain. We are committed to protecting and respecting human rights across the Company’s activities, and will take reasonable and appropriate steps to influence others to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place, where it is possible to do so.
Our People Strategy underpins our commitment to workplace rights for employees and these are supported by our Human Resources Policies. We promote our Dignity and Respect Policy to create an environment that does not condone unacceptable behaviours. The Company Induction checklist directs new staff members to our modern slavery statement to raise awareness of our commitment and a Whistleblowing policy is in place to enable staff to report improper conduct or unethical behaviour.
The Company’s Procurement Strategy outlines our principles and approach to ensuring ethical procurement, such as the Company’s Sustainable Procurement Strategy, fairly and ethically produced products and fair working practices including promoting payment of the Scottish real Living Wage.
In light of the obligation to report on measures to ensure that all parts of our business and supply chain are slavery free, we have embedded our obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in the Company’s Supply Chain Code of Conduct, which underpins all tendering activity. The Code of Conduct demonstrates our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking taking place in our supply chains.