Human Rights Policy
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Respect for Human Rights is fundamental to the way we work. In our Company, our Group Companies, and our suppliers, we are committed to ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
We are guided by international human rights principles encompassed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; alongside all European laws and declarations in this area.
Respect for Human Rights
The Company respects human rights. We are committed to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse impact of human rights, resulting from, or caused by, our business activities, or if they occur through human rights due diligence and mitigation processes. We are also committed to ensuring we minimise the impact on the environment.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement
The Company recognises its impact on the communities in which it operates. We are committed to engaging with stakeholders in those communities to ensure that we are listening to, learning from, and taking into account their views as we conduct our business. Where appropriate, we are committed to engaging in dialogue with stakeholders on human rights issues related to our business. We believe that local issues are most appropriately addressed at a local level. We are also committed to creating economic opportunity and fostering goodwill in the communities in which we operate through locally relevant initiatives. We actively participate in the community and with Charities supported by our people.
Valuing Diversity
The Company values the diversity of the people we work with and the contributions they make. We have a long-standing commitment to equal opportunity and intolerance of discrimination and harassment. We are dedicated to maintaining workplaces that are free from discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, sex, colour, national or social origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, political opinion or any other status protected by applicable law. The basis for recruitment, hiring, placement, training, compensation and advancement at The Company is qualifications, performance, skills and experience. Regardless of personal characteristics or status,
The Company does not tolerate disrespectful or inappropriate behaviour, unfair treatment or retaliation of any kind. Harassment is unacceptable in the workplace and in any work-related circumstance outside the workplace. These principles apply not only to Company employees but also to the business partners with whom we work.
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
The Company respects the employees’ right to join, form or not to join a labour union without fear of reprisal, intimidation or harassment. Where employees are represented by a legally recognised union, we are committed to establishing a constructive dialogue with their freely chosen representatives. The Company is committed to bargaining in good faith with such representatives.
Health and Safety in the Workplace
The Company provides a safe and healthy workplace and complies with applicable health and safety laws, regulations and internal requirements. We are dedicated to maintaining a productive workplace by minimising the risk of accidents, injury and exposure to health risks. We are committed to engaging with our employees to continually improve health and safety in our workplaces, including the identification of hazards and remediation of health and safety issues. We also utilise outsourced specialists to regularly audit our workplace to ensure we are operating best a practice environment for our people’s safety.
Workplace Security
The Company is committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from violence, harassment, intimidation and other unsafe or disruptive conditions due to internal and external threats. Security safeguards for employees are provided as needed and will be maintained with respect for employee privacy and dignity.
Forced Labour and Human Trafficking
The Company prohibits the use of all forms of forced labour, including prison labour, indentured labour, bonded labour, military labour, slave labour and any form of human trafficking.
Child Labour
The Company prohibits the hiring of individuals that are under 18 years of age for positions in which hazardous work is required.
Work hours, wages and benefits
The Company compensates employees competitively relative to the industry and local labour market. The company does feel it should support young people’s education and preparedness for the workplace and works with education establishments to offer work experience programmes for interested students when practicable. We operate in full compliance with applicable wage, work hours, overtime and benefits laws.
Guidance and Reporting for Employees
Our work culture is at the heart of our business. We always aim to create a workplace in which open and honest communications among all employees are valued and respected.
Employees are encouraged to report potential violations to local Management, if at any time this is not possible, they may report directly to our Majority Shareholder Director. The Company is committed to investigating, addressing and responding to the concerns of employees and to taking appropriate corrective action in response to any violation.
The Company reserves the right to amend this policy at any time.