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Modern slavery policy/Statement 2024 -2025
This statement covers the steps taken by the Goodworks Consultancy Limited to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to our business and to implement steps to prevent slavery and human trafficking between 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025. Published in accordance with section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations 2015. We have set ourselves goals at the end of this statement and will update on progress in our next statement in 2025 accordingly. We will continually follow these goals to ensure that modern slavery or human trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain.
Modern slavery encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking and forced labour. Goodworks Consultancy Limited has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings and to put effective systems and controls in place to safeguard against any form of modern slavery taking place within the business or our supply chain.
Our business
Goodworks Consultancy Limited was established in 2022 (Company Number: 13987966). Our aim is to build a strong first-rate company based on our expertise knowledge, skills and experiences acquired over the years. Goodworks Consultancy Limited serve both public and private sectors by providing consultancy and support staff to meet the changing needs of our
clients. We aim to provide a high-quality professional, personal and practical customer service tailored to suit the needs of each individual Clients and to assist and improved their quality of life. We work in partnership with our service users to understand their specific needs and supply staffs that are properly trained with proven record of honesty and integrity. Many of our staff holds qualifications, whether it is a university degree, Diploma or an NVQ, we have developed an extensive in-house training procedure to provide high quality staff to provide the best possible service.
Our high-risk areas
High risks areas include employment of staff, caring for clients and transactions with suppliers and contractors in our areas of the business and we approach all these by doing all in our power to ensure that the policy governing modern slavery is adhered. We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:
1. Anti-slavery policy. This policy sets out the organisation’s stance on modern slavery and explains how employees can identify any instances of this and where they can go for help.
2. Recruitment policy. We operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to work in the UK checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will.
3. Whistleblowing policy. We operate a whistleblowing policy so that all employees know that they can raise concerns about how colleagues are being treated, or practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals.
4. Code of business conduct. This code explains the manner in which we behave as an organisation and how we expect our employees and suppliers to act.
Our suppliers
Goodworks Consultancy Limited operates a supplier policy and maintains a preferred supplier list. We conduct due diligence on all suppliers before allowing them to become a preferred supplier. This due diligence includes an online search to ensure that particular organisation has never been convicted of offenses relating to modern slavery. Our anti-slavery policy forms part of our contract with all suppliers and they are required to confirm that no part of their business operations contradicts this policy. In addition to the above, as part of our contract with suppliers, we require that they confirm to us that:1. They have taken steps to eradicate modern slavery within their business
2. They hold their own suppliers to account over modern slavery
3. (For UK based suppliers) They pay their employees at least the national minimum wage / national living wage (as appropriate)
4. (For international suppliers) They pay their employees any prevailing minimum wage applicable within their country of operations
5. We may terminate the contract at any time should any instances of modern slavery come to light.
Training and awareness
We regularly conduct training for our procurement/buying teams so that they understand the signs of modern slavery and what to do if they suspect that it is taking place within our supply chain.
All frontline staff, including Control, complete a mandatory e-learning package. Completion is recorded in the internal Competency Dashboard system for operational staff and in the Learning Management System for support staff. Staff repeat the e-learning package every three years and Mandatory Training every year All other staff with advisory and decision-making responsibilities in the process receive face-to-face training every year as appropriate.
Looking ahead
Combatting modern slavery is important to Goodworks Consultancy Limited and the organisation believes it is everyone’s responsibility to promote changing this distressing reality and that Goodworks Consultancy Limited can be a positive force to this cause.
Goodworks Consultancy are committed to ensuring that there are no forms of modern slavery in our supply chains or business operations. It is our responsibility to continually improve transparency; to seek out, identify and resolve problems and risks; to regularly review our procurement practices; to collaborate with others to protect the rights of workers, particularly those who are most vulnerable to abuses such as modern slavery and continually review our efforts to ensure that we mitigate negative human rights impacts on vulnerable people in our supply chains. We must remain particularly aware of emerging risks and be alert to the dynamic nature of modern slavery.
Our commitments for the next year are to gain greater visibility throughout our supply chain. We will continue to take steps to implement our human rights due diligence processes in line with all current and forthcoming legislation, ensuring that our contractual terms and conditions align to all relevant legislation, and we will continue to work with our Suppliers to ensure that the stated procurement criteria on modern slavery are met, providing greater awareness of the living wage throughout our supply chains. Our programme of training and awareness will continue to be updated and rolled out accordingly, ensuring that our staff are fully aware of what they can do to help tackle modern slavery in their daily lives. Goodworks.
Consultancy confirm our commitment to working with not just our staff but also with our Suppliers, customers and other stakeholders and partners to continue to drive change and make modern slavery a thing of the past.
Approval for this statement
The Board of Directors approved this statement on 01 April 2024
Name: IKHINE-ODIASE, Gloria Obehi
Director
Signature
Date: 01/04/2024