BOX-IT U.K. LTD

Policies described

Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery Other

Training described

Human resources Other

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain

Grievance mechanisms

Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups

Other monitoring

Risk assessments re potential exposure to slavery through the services/products lifecycle. Vetting of suppliers for slavery. Internal/external audits. Setting KPIs which do not encourage slavery.

Actions addressing ILO indicators

Other

Demonstrated progress

We have set progress goals for our next statement. We will carry out internal audits to monitor adherence to our statement. We will review and update our KPIs.

Reported risks and mitigations

• Risk: Low skilled work in UK warehouses. Temp labour from recruitment agencies. We have/will: •integrated human rights safeguards into company policies •screened/monitored/audit recruitment agencies
• Area: Within your own operations
• Group: Migrants Other vulnerable groups
• Location: United Kingdom
• Mitigation: Vetting and screening of recruitment agencies. Giving workers opportunities to speak up if they are being treated unfairly by agencies or managers - we have a whistleblowing hotline Ensuring that workers are not paying agency fees.
• Risk: Training and awareness Roll out training to all Team Members at all levels in all countries, not just senior managers and HR.
• Group: Other vulnerable groups
• Mitigation: Expanding training and awareness to all Team Members of the whole company and not just management.
• Risk: Assessing risks in the supply chain Risk assessments against each supplier for modern slavery Review and update our procurement processes to include auditing for modern slavery risks or breaches
• Mitigation: Risk assessments against each supplier for modern slavery Review and update our procurement processes to include auditing for modern slavery risks or breaches.