Modern Slavery Policy Statement

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights.  It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.  This Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement is a response to Section 54(1), Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and relates to actions and activities for all Zenzero entities. 

Zenzero has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, and is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains. 

We have never experienced or identified any instances of Modern Slavery or Human Trafficking in our operations, and we consider ourselves to be a ‘low risk’ business with regard to slavery and human trafficking.  However we foster a culture that encourages the identification and reporting of any such risks within our business.  We encourage the reporting of concerns by individual’s or groups to their line manager or to any senior manager. 

Organisation Structure

Zenzero are a leading provider of IT Managed Services which encompasses, cyber security, data analytics, software development services, cloud, infrastructure and unified communications. Our mission is simple; to be the best technology Managed Service Provider (MSP) for mid-size organisations in the UK. We have built up an enviable reputation for delivering world leading technology solutions and associated support services.

With our 400 team members spread across 10 UK offices, we have experience supporting organisations nationwide with their IT Managed Services, from the Isle of Wight, all the way up to remote places such as Wick in far corner of Scotland.

Our Policies 

We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in accordance with our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery.  These include but are not limited to; 

  • Recruitment policy: Our robust recruitment policy ensures that satisfactory eligibility to work checks are conducted for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will; 

  • Whistleblowing policy: We operate a policy so that all employees know that they can raise concerns about how others are being treated, or practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals 

  • Colleague handbook: This code explains the manner in which we behave as an organisation and the standards of behaviours expected of our employees 

  • Dignity at Work policy: These practices ensure articulate the manner in which individual’s  

Protecting our People 

  • Clear terms and conditions of employment is provided to all employees including their rights to sick pay, holiday pay and any other benefits they are entitled to by virtue of their employment 

  • The salaries we pay exceed the statutory minimum requirement 

  • All our new colleagues are subject to pre-employment checks to confirm their identity and eligibility to work prior to the commencement of employment 

  • Where recruitment agencies are used, we ensure they comply with all legal requirements. 

These procedures collectively help to address our on-going commitment to protect the human rights of our people and the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour. 

Employee Awareness and Training

We are committed to raising awareness of modern slavery across the business. In particular, within Sales Operations and Procurement, as the team most actively engaged in our response to the Modern Slavery Act 2015, all team members must complete mandatory training with ongoing refresher training.

Our Supply Chain

Our supply chain includes a large number of suppliers and we expect our suppliers support and demonstrate our commitment.

The standards we expect from our suppliers address a broad spectrum of working conditions including:

·       Fair renumeration

·       Fair working hours

·       No child labour

·       Respect and dignity at work

·       No discrimination

·       Health, safety and wellbeing

·       Freedom from forced labour.

We will assess all instances of non-compliance on an individual basis, taking appropriate remedial action as required.

As part of our supply process, we require suppliers to confirm and provide policies of compliance with the Modern Slavery Act.  We will not progress to working with any supplier which does not comply with the Act and all of our suppliers going through any tendering process must agree that all employees, will be treated in line and in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act.

We will continuously seek to develop our practices where possible and to work with our suppliers to be as certain as we can be that they hold the same commitment to eliminating Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking as us.

 

Michael Bateman, CEO

April 2024

Zenzero Solutions Limited