Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Document	Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
Date	February 2023
Version	2

This statement is made as part of Zebra People Limited’s commitment to eliminating the exploitation of people under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act).  It summarises how Zebra People operates, the policies and processes in place to minimise the possibility of any problems, any risks we have identified and how we monitor them, and how we train our staff.

This statement is published in accordance with section 54 of the Act, and relates to the financial year April 2022 to March 2023. It was approved by Nick Cochrane.

Nick Cochrane
Managing Director of Zebra People Ltd.

1 Our Business

Zebra People is a limited company operating in the recruitment sector.  We provide introduction services and  supply temporary workers. We also act as a master vendor in the Digital Sector, recruiting positions such as but not exclusive to: Project Managers, User Experience designers, Visual and Motion Designers and Front and Back-end Developers for our clients.

Zebra People Ltd. is part of the wider HWJ Holdings Limited (HW Group).  For details of our group structure, see https://hwgroup.co/

1.1 Who we work with

All of the hirers that we work with, and all of the work-seekers we provide, are known to and identified by our staff.  All of the temporary workers we supply are identified by our staff. [Some of these work-seekers operate through their own limited companies.] [We do not supply work-seekers to hiring companies through any intermediaries. / Some of our work-seekers are supplied via other businesses, who facilitate providing them to the eventual hiring company.

As a “master vendor”, we work with other businesses to supply workers to hiring companies.  We hire some of the workers directly, who are directly recruited by our staff.  Other workers are hired directly by other businesses.  [Some of these workers operate through their own limited companies.] We facilitate supplying a mix of these workers to the hiring companies.

The hiring companies that we work with are in UK & Europe.  The workers we supply live in UK & Europe.

1.2 Other relationships

As part of our business, we also work with the following organisations:

• sector-specific professional and regulatory bodies
• the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (rec.uk.com)

2 Our Policies

Zebra People Ltd has a modern slavery policy.

In addition, Zebra People Ltd. has the following policies which incorporate ethical standards for our staff and our suppliers:

• Anti-bribery and corruption policy
• Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy
• Whistle-blower

2.1 Policy development and review

Zebra People’s policies are established by our directors, based on advice from HR professionals, industry best practice and legal advice, and in consultation with REC. We review our policies annually, or as needed to adapt to changes.

3 Our Processes for Managing Risk

In order to assess the risk of modern slavery, we use the following processes with our suppliers:

• When engaging with suppliers, we ask for evidence of their processes and policies, including commitments around modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, human rights, and whistleblowing.

After due consideration, we have not identified any significant risks of modern slavery, forced labour, or human trafficking in our supply chain.  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 require the businesses we work with to abide by our code of supplier conduct address modern slavery concerns in their policies / publish a modern slavery statement].
• Our staff are encouraged to bring any concerns they have to the attention of management.

• Our Training

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

• All our staff receive awareness-raising information around issues involving modern slavery and human trafficking, so that they can bring any concerns they have to the attention of management.

As part of this, our staff are encouraged to discuss any concerns that they have.

Training is refreshed annually.