Statement

Modern slavery is a global issue consisting of the exploitation of human beings for commercial gain. The International Labour Organisation has estimated that there are approximately 24.9 million victims of forced labour globally, while the Global Slavery Index estimates there to be 1.1 million victims of modern slavery. Modern slavery is a criminal commercial enterprise, and businesses have a duty to work to avoid complicity by ensuring that supply chains are free of exploited labour, and that working conditions are fair and safe, with workers being of suitable age. Further information about modern slavery can be found at this link

Parceman Hill is committed to combatting slavery and human trafficking and, as such, we consider modern slavery to be a critical issue. We have a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Our service offering means that we consider that the most likely form of modern slavery applicable to our working practices is labour exploitation. Considering the type of business activity we undertake, we consider that the primary modern slavery risk in our core service delivery is low, however there is never room for complacency, so we do all we can to ensure we have a Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards in place.

Every individual working for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, interns, agents, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives and business partners, have a responsibility to help us reduce the risk of modern slavery taking place where at all possible. As a UK business, we adhere to the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and apply principles therefrom throughout our business entities.

How are we reducing risk?

Our approach to combatting modern slavery is principally to reduce the risk via the following approaches:

Recruitment Practices and Fair Play

We are committed to following the appropriate HR processes which include:

• HR onboarding processes which include Right to Work checks

• Applying fair pay practices which include a remuneration group which manages pay review processes.

• Focusing on reducing Gender and Ethnicity pay gaps 

Internal Controls

We use internal controls to offset and monitor the risks that modern slavery may be occurring, or likely to occur in our business practices or throughout our supply chain. We adhere to accepted principles of corporate governance, an element of which includes the necessity of incorporating effective risk management and internal controls. As with all risk management, businesses have to understand how external risk may materialise and affect internal practices, and impact negatively upon the achievement of business objectives. Controls are internal to the business, but also outward- looking. We have regular reporting from all our business entities to report on all business risk, including actual or anticipated modern slavery risk.

Embedding communication and feedback channels

Through HR processes, we are focused on creating a safe space for all our employees. Our goal is to ensure people comfortably share any experiences or concerns that they have, including highlighting where they might spot instances of modern slavery or human trafficking.