MODERN DAY SLAVERY STATEMENT

Our Business

Hood Seating Ltd supply ergonomic office seating to a dealer network across Europe. Our products and services are delivered using outsourced processing, warehousing and delivery services by reputable, certified and regularly checked suppliers who are committed within their policies to the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Act.

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Hood Seating Ltd are committed to ensuring that its staff are not subject to behaviour or threats that may amount to modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, and or similar human rights abuses. We are committed to tackling modern slavery in our own business and throughout our supply chains. We all have a responsibly to be alert to the risks, however small, in our business and in the wider supply chain. This statement sets out Hood Seating is actions to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to the business and to ensure steps are maintained to prevent both slavery and human trafficking.

Our Policies

The Hood Seating Modern Slavery Policy, along with our Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethical and Equal Opportunity, Anti-Bribery and Whistle-blowing policies reflect our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.

Our Processes for Managing Risk

1. Recruitment policy. We ensure our suppliers operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to work in the UK checks with NI, passport and driving licence checks. We do not use agency staff.
2. Equal Opportunities. We have a range of controls to ensure staff working on behalf of Hood Seating are protected from poor treatment and/or exploitation, which comply with all respective laws and regulations. These include commitment to living wage standards as a minimum, fair terms and conditions of employment and access to training and development opportunities.
3. Safeguarding policies. We adhere to the principles inherent within both our safeguarding children and adult policies and encourage open dialogue.
4. Whistleblowing policy. We operate a whistleblowing policy so that anyone can raise concerns about how staff are being treated, or about practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals.
5. Standards 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 approach to procurement and our supply chain includes:
6. Ensuring that our suppliers are carefully selected through our robust supplier selection criteria/processes. It is essential to Hood Seating to nurture a win:win and open relationship for mutual success.
7. Requiring that the trusted contractor provides details of its sub-contractor(s) to enable the Hood Seating to check their credentials
8. Randomly request that the main contractor provide details of its supply chain

We are committed to remaining alert to the potential for problems.

Training

To maintain awareness and ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business our Modern Slavery Policy is included in our business trading terms.