MODERN SLAVERY POLICY
Overview
- 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 deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain is unacceptable. For these reasons, slavery and human trafficking is a matter of zero tolerance at DMR Training & Consultancy Ltd (DMR).
- The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires large employers to be transparent about their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking within their organisation and supply chains.
DMR Policy
- DMR is committed to working towards the eradication of slavery and human trafficking. DMR acknowledges the legislation and laws implemented by the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in DMR’s supply chains.
- This policy applies to all DMR members of staff including employees, agents, consultants and to DMR’s supply chain. Any reported breach of this policy will be investigated and may lead to disciplinary action which subsequently could result in the dismissal of a member of staff. In the case of a report regarding a DMR supplier, this will be investigated and could result in the supplier being permanently removed from DMR’s supplier list.
- DMR will not knowingly support or deal with any business found to be involved with any acts of slavery or human trafficking.
- The detection and reporting of slavery is the responsibility of all DMR’s members of staff. All members of staff should raise any concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any part of DMR’s business or supply chain with the Designated Safeguarding Officer at the earliest possible stage.
- DMR has a Whistleblowing Policy to protect those members of staff raising the issue of slavery and human trafficking within DMR or its suppliers.
- All DMR’s members of staff will be subject to checks to ensure they are legally allowed to work within the UK in order to ensure that all members of staff are protected under UK law. Legal documents in members of staff’s possession are verified to check identity and addresses.
- Written contracts of employment or contracts for service are issued to all members of staff. Wages or service payments are paid direct into members of staff’s bank accounts. No payments are made in cash or by cheque.
- Any member of staff highlighted as being at risk of exploitation will receive the full support of DMR.
- All members of staff directly undertaking work for DMR will be afforded the same protections set out within this policy.
- Any recruitment or staff agency used by DMR will be required to provide their own Anti-Slavery Policy/Statement before any business is awarded by DMR.
- DMR is committed to ensuring there is transparency in its business and in its approach to tackling modern slavery throughout its supply chains. DMR expects the same high standards from its suppliers, contractors and stakeholders.
- All members of staff involved in the engagement of suppliers must communicate DMR’s zero-tolerance approach to all prospective suppliers at the outset of any business relationship. DMR may terminate its relationship with third party suppliers if they are proven to have acted contrary to the provisions of this policy.
- All members of staff must attend modern slavery training sessions which may be arranged on a periodic basis.
- All members of staff must complete modern slavery on-line training modules or other training modules, as required from time to time.
Review
- This policy will be reviewed
- Implementation date: December 2023.
- Last review date: Not applicable.
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