This policy applies to all persons working for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, agents, contractors and suppliers.

Leabrand Ltd strictly prohibits the use of slavery and human trafficking on any form in our operations and supply chain. We have and will continue to be committed to implementing systems and controls aimed at ensuring that modern slavery is not taking place anywhere within our organisation or in any of our supply chains. We expect that our suppliers will hold their own suppliers to the same high standards.

The Company acknowledges responsibility to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will ensure transparency within the organisation and with suppliers of goods and services to the organisation.

The Company Director and senior management shall take responsibility for implementing this policy statement and its objectives and shall provide adequate resources to ensure its compliance.

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Modern slavery is a term used to encompass slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour, bonded and child labour and human trafficking. Human trafficking is where a person arranges or facilitates the travel of another person with a view to that person being exploited. Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. Commitments

• The company has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery within its organisation and its supply chain.
• The prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery in any part of the organisation or supply chain is the responsibility of all those working for us or on our behalf. Workers must not engage in, facilitate, or fail to report any activity that might lead to, or suggest, a breach of this policy.
• The company takes a risk based approach to its supplier’s and keeps them under review.  The company assess whether the circumstances warrant the inclusion of specific prohibitions against the use of modern slavery and trafficked labour.
• As part of the companies ongoing risk assessment and due diligence processes we will consider whether circumstances warrant us carrying out audits of suppliers for their compliance with our Code of Conduct.
• Should the company find that other individuals or organisations working on its behalf have breached this policy the company will take appropriate action.  This may range from considering the possibility of breaches being remediated and whether that might represent the best outcome for those individuals impacted by the breach to terminating such relationships and contacting the authorities.

Reporting

If you have any concerns in relation to modern slavery it is essential that you report them. You can report it to Leabrand LTD in confidence and anonymously.

Report to Leabrand management: [email protected] 

Tell your Leabrand LTD Labour manager

You can also report directly to the authorities:

• Modern slavery helping 0808 801 0372 8am to 8pm – 7 days a week
• Download the Unseen app

Do not try to deal with the situation yourself unless the person is in immediate danger. If there is immediate danger call the police on 999.