Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

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.

Introduction

This statements outlines the steps that Twenty Four Seven Nursing has taken and is continuing to ensure that modern slavery and/or human trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chains. We operate a zero tolerance approach to this.  We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in our organisation and our supply chains. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity and transparency in all business dealings and relationships and to putting in effective systems and controls to safeguard against any form of modern slavery taking place.

Our Business

Twenty Four Seven Nursing operates in the healthcare recruitment market, where we deliver healthcare assistants and Qualified nurses to the public and private sector.

Responsibilities

  • Training to staff – we provide this training to members of staff who require it at the recruitment stage and throughout their employment where relevant.
  • Policies – The director is responsible for putting in place and reviewing the relevant policies in relation to human trafficking and modern slavery

Policies

247 Nursing is aware of our responsibilities towards employees, clients, and service users and expect all suppliers to adhere to the same ethical principles. We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business. Our internal policies replicate our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.  We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:

  • Whistleblowing policy – We operate a whistleblowing policy so that all employees know that they can raise concerns
  • Employee Code of Conduct consistent with any professional codes of conduct
  • Recruitment policy – We operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to work in the UK checks for all staff to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will
  • Equality and Diversity policy – We have a range of controls to protect staff from poor treatment and/or exploitation, which comply with all respective laws and regulations. These include provision of fair pay rates, fair terms and conditions of employment, and access to training and development opportunities
  • Safeguarding Policy – We adhere to the principles inherent within both our safeguarding children and adults policies. These provide clear guidance so that our employees are clear on how to raise safeguarding concerns
  • Code of Conduct – This code explains the manner in which we behave as an organisation and how we expect our employees and suppliers to act.

Due Diligence

Our organisations due diligence and reviews include:

  • Evaluating the modern slavery and human trafficking risks of each new supplier
  • Systems in place to encourage reporting of concerns and the protection of whistle blowers
  • Regular audits on Working Time Directive 

Training

Advice and training about modern slavery and human trafficking is available to staff through our mandatory online training and through our safeguarding children and adults training programmes, our safeguarding policies and procedures. It is also discussed at our compulsory staff induction training. We are looking at ways to continuously increase awareness within our organisation, and to ensure a high level of understanding of the risks involved with modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and in our business. 

Communication and Awareness

This policy is communicated to all employees and suppliers and reinforced as appropriate thereafter. All employees are expected to familiarise themselves with the statement. The statement is on the company website, and the company’s staff handbook issued at recruitment stage.

If we find that other individuals or organisations working on our behalf have breached this policy we will ensure that we 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.

Our performance indicators

We will know the effectiveness of the steps that we are taking to ensure that slavery and/or human trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain if:

  • No reports are received from our staff, the public, or law enforcement agencies to indicate that modern slavery practices have been identified.

Policy updated 01/12/2020