Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement

This statement is made as part of Simba International Recruitment Limited’s commitment to eliminating the exploitation of people under International Law, to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to its business and to put in place steps that are aimed at ensuring that there is no slavery or human trafficking in its own business and its supply chains.

We fully acknowledge the principles and our responsibilities (the “Values”) as provided for in the UN’s International Bill of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and local laws in the jurisdictions in which we are active that reflect those provisions. These Values apply within our business and within our supply chain and include:

•respect for the dignity of the individual
•recognition of the importance of each individual’s human rights
•securing and increasing equality of opportunity and inclusion
•not accepting any form of discrimination, harassment or bullying
•not tolerating any form of slavery, human trafficking of forced or compulsory labour

Simba International Recruitment Ltd recognises that it has a responsibility to take a robust approach to slavery and human trafficking and is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in its corporate activities and to ensuring that its supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.

1. Our business

Simba International Recruitment Ltd is a limited company operating in the recruitment sector. Our business consists of recruitment across the health, driver & hospitality sectors. We supply permanent workers as required.

Simba International Recruitment Ltd is an independent business.

1.1. Who we work with

All of the permanent work-seekers we provide are known to and identified by our staff.
The hiring companies that we work with are located in various locations internationally. The workers we supply live in locations local to the clients we are working with or advise the travel is not a concern and acceptable.

2. Our policies

Simba International Recruitment Ltd has a modern slavery policy.

In addition, Simba International Recruitment Ltd has the following policies which incorporate ethical standards for our staff and our suppliers.

• Whistleblowing policy. The organisation encourages all its workers, customers and other business partners to report any concerns related to the direct activities, or the supply chains of, the organisation. This includes any circumstances that may give rise to an enhanced risk of slavery or human trafficking. The organisation’s whistleblowing procedure is designed to make it easy for workers to make disclosures, without fear of retaliation
• Employee code of conduct. The organisation’s code makes clear to employees the actions and behaviour expected of them when representing the organisation. The organisation strives to maintain the highest standards of employee conduct and ethical behaviour when operating nationally, internationally and managing its supply chain
• Supplier code of conduct. The organisation is committed to ensuring that its suppliers adhere to the highest standards of ethics. Suppliers are required to demonstrate that they provide safe working conditions where necessary, treat workers with dignity and respect, and act ethically and within the law in their use of labour. The organisation works with suppliers to ensure that they meet the standards of the code and improve their worker’s working conditions. However, serious violations of the organisation’s supplier code of conduct will lead to the termination of the business relationship

2.1 Policy development and review

Simba International Recruitment Ltd.’s policies are established by our directors and senior management team based on advice from HR professionals, industry best practice and legal advice. We review our policies annually or as needed to adapt to changes.

3. Our processes for managing risk

To assess the risk of modern slavery, we use the following processes with our suppliers:
When engaging with suppliers, where available, we ask for evidence of their processes and policies, including commitments around modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, human rights, and whistleblowing. When engaging with any candidate they need to pass our own pre-employment checks with verified right to work documentation, identification and qualifications.

• We conduct paper audits before entering a commercial relationship with any business where there is the potential for risk
• We review the potential for risk at regular intervals
After due consideration, we have not identified any significant risks of modern slavery, forced labour, or human trafficking in our workforce or businesses we supply to. However, we continue to be alert to the potential for problems.
Additionally, we have taken the following steps to minimise the possibility of any problems:
• We reserve the right to conduct spot-checks of the businesses or staff we supply us, to investigate any complaints
• We have a UK national point of contact with whom we liaise in the event of any problems and who, as a British Army veteran, is robust and rigorous in this regard
• We require the businesses we work with to abide by our code of supplier conduct, address modern slavery concerns in their policies
• Only senior members of staff who have undergone appropriate training for assessing modern slavery risks in the supply chain are authorised to sign contracts and establish commercial relationships
• Our staff are encouraged to bring any concerns they have to the attention of senior management

4. Our training

All our staff receive training and support that is appropriate to their role. In particular:

• Our recruiters, HR professionals, senior management team and staff involved in our procurement and supply chains undertake training that include guidance around modern slavery and human trafficking, as well as other wider human rights issues
The organisations modern slavery training covers:
• How to identify the signs of slavery and human trafficking
• What initial steps should be taken if slavery or human trafficking is suspected.
• How to escalate potential slavery or human trafficking issues to the relevant parties within the organisation
• What steps the organisation should take if its business partners do not implement anti-slavery policies in high-risk scenarios, including their removal from the organisation’s supply chains
• As well as initial training staff, the organisation will raise awareness of modern slavery issues by circulating a series of emails to staff