Modern Day Slavery Statement

Our Business

Hood Seating Ltd supplies ergonomic office seating to a dealer network across Europe. Our products and services are delivered using outsourced processing, warehousing and delivery services by reputable, certified and regularly checked suppliers who are committed within their policies to the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Act.

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Hood Seating Ltd is committed to ensuring that its staff are not subject to behaviour or threats that may amount to modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, or similar human rights abuses. We are committed to tackling modern slavery in our own business and throughout our supply chains. We all have a responsibility to be alert to the risks, however small, in our industry and on the broader supply chain. This statement sets out Hood Seating's actions to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to the business and to ensure steps are taken to prevent both slavery and human trafficking.

Our Policies

The Hood Seating Modern Slavery Policy, along with our Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethical and Equal Opportunity, Anti-Bribery and Whistle-blowing policies, reflect our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships.

Our Processes for Managing Risk

  1. Recruitment policy. We ensure our suppliers operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility-to-work-in-the-UK checks with NI, as well as passport and driving licence checks. We do not use agency staff.
  2. Equal Opportunities. We have a range of controls to ensure that staff working on behalf of Hood Seating are protected from poor treatment and/or exploitation, and that they comply with all relevant laws and regulations. These include commitment to living wage standards as a minimum, fair terms and conditions of employment and access to training and development opportunities.
  3. Safeguarding policies. We adhere to the principles inherent within both our safeguarding children and adult policies and encourage open dialogue.
  4. Whistleblowing policy. We operate a whistleblowing policy so that anyone can raise concerns about how staff are being treated, or about practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals.
  5. Standards of business conduct. This code explains how we behave as an organisation and how we expect our employees and suppliers to act. Our approach to procurement and our supply chain includes:
  6. Ensuring that our suppliers are carefully selected through our robust supplier selection criteria/processes. It is essential for Hood Seating to nurture a win-win and open relationship for mutual success.
  7. Requiring that the trusted contractor provide details of its sub-contractor(s) to enable Hood Seating to check their credentials
  8. Randomly request that the main contractor provide details of its supply chain.

We are committed to remaining alert to the potential for problems.

Training

To maintain awareness and ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our business, our Modern Slavery Policy is included in our business trading terms.

Dated: 2nd January 2025     Review date: January 2026