Modern slavery statement

Date Revised: 02/07/2024
v.3.1

Contents

• Introduction
• Our operations and supply chain
• Responsibilities
• Relevant policies
• Embedding the principles
• Policy monitoring and review

1. Introduction

At International Workplace, we recognise our responsibility to take a robust approach to slavery and human trafficking, and are committed to taking steps to understand and minimise the risk of modern slavery in our business and supply chains.

This statement is published in line with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.


2. Our operations and supply chain

International Workplace is a training provider, delivering innovative learning solutions to our clients and their teams.

We ensure we put our clients at the heart of everything we do, and are trusted by our customers for our expert knowledge in health, safety and wellbeing.

Countries of operation and supply

• Currently, International Workplace operates from the UK and all its employees are based in the UK.
• As International Workplace’s activities and employment are based in the UK, we assess ourselves to have a low risk of modern slavery and/or human trafficking in our business and supply chains.

3. Responsibilities

Responsibility for the organisation's anti-slavery initiatives are as follows:

• Policies: All policy reviews and initiatives are reviewed in line with the legal provisions and no less than annually, to ensure compliance. Policy updates are reviewed and agreed by the Information Governance Committee.
• Risk assessments: Ensuring that where the our business activities expand beyond the UK that each area of work is fully assessed with regards to potential risk, as outlined in this policy.
• Investigations/due diligence: Where we are made aware of any issues that contravene the provisions set out in this policy, our Information Governance Committee will investigate accordingly.

4. Relevant policies

We have appropriate process and policies in place to mitigate the risks of modern slavery within our business and supply chains. These include:

• Whistleblowing policy: We encourage all workers, customers and other business partners to report any concerns related to the direct activities, or the supply chains of, the organisation. This includes any circumstances that may give rise to an enhanced risk of slavery or human trafficking. Our whistleblowing procedure is designed to make it easy for workers to make disclosures, without fear of retaliation. Employees, customers or others who have concerns can report this direct to the HR department.
• Employee code of conduct: Our code of conducts clarifies the actions and behaviours expected from our employees when representing the business. We strive to maintain the highest standards of employee conduct and ethical behaviour when operating abroad and managing its supply chain.
• Professional code of conduct. We are committed to ensuring that our suppliers adhere to the highest standards of ethics. Suppliers are required to demonstrate that they provide safe working conditions where necessary, treat workers with dignity and respect, and act ethically and within the law in their use of labour. Serious violation of our professional code of conduct will lead to the termination of the business relationship.

5. Embedding the principles

We continue to embed the principles of this statement through:

• Undertaking due diligence when considering new supplies, and regularly reviewing our existing suppliers.
• Requiring all employees working in areas that have been considered ‘high risk’ to complete awareness training on modern slavery. We recognise the importance of ensuring all our employees understand how modern slavery manifests itself and how to report risk areas when they are identified.

6. Policy monitoring and review

The Information Governance Committee are accountable for ensuring that this policy is complied with, and kept up to date.