This statement is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and applies to Atlas Workplace Services Limited.
Atlas Workplace Services has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and is committed to preventing it from occurring within our business and supply chain. The offences of ‘slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour’ and ‘human trafficking’ remain a hidden blight on society. Our Board of Directors, Management Team, managers and staff members are fully committed to ensuring that neither slavery nor human trafficking is taking place in our business or supply chain.
Atlas Workplace Services has policies, procedures and processes that support us to:
- Identify and assess potential risk areas in our business and supply chain
- Reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our business and supply chain
- Monitor potential risk areas in our business and supply chain
- Provide adequate protection for whistle-blowers
Our operational business is in the UK and accordingly we consider the geographic risk of slavery and human trafficking to be low. Nevertheless, we consider the main sector risks of our business as being cleaning and maintenance. Our supply chain has several UK-based suppliers in these sectors. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business transactions and relationships, and we expect our supply chain partners to share this commitment.
Our financial year ended on 31 December 2022. In the last 12 months, we introduced a special training course for all employees, given through our online learning portal. This covers areas such as national and international examples of modern slavery, common signs to look out for, videos featuring voices of real people who have been victims of human trafficking, and interviews with experts from charities and Home Office-related organisations. It also provides guidance for employees about supply chain considerations, such as only buying products marked with official certifications (e.g. the Fairtrade logo).
Modern slavery is an important part of our Ethical Procurement Policy and we periodically review the effectiveness of our processes. We are committed to working with current and potential clients when requested to supply them with relevant information and ensure they meet their own modern slavery and human trafficking obligations. Such core documents, updated processes and the targeted awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking within our supply chain help us to ensure that we comply with the spirit and requirements of the Modern Slavery Act.
This statement is made in accordance with Section 54(1) of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for Atlas Workplace Services Limited for the year 2023, as approved by the Board of Directors.
Andrew Lunt, Managing Director
28 June 2023