MODERN SLAVERY 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.

PST Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and we are fully aware of the risks involved in the supply of Temporary Labour.

We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our workforce. We also expect the same commitment in our supply chains.

As a result of this commitment we constantly review our workplace policies and procedures to assess their effectiveness in identifying and tackling any modern slavery issues. We operate a robust recruitment policy, including conducting eligibility to work in the UK checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will.

We regularly conduct training for our staff so that they understand the signs of modern slavery and what to do if they suspect that it is taking place within our organisation or supply chain.

As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risks we have in place systems to:

• Identify and assess potential risk areas in our workforce 
• Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our workforce
• Work with our supply chains to identify and assess potential risk areas
• Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains
• Protect whistle blowers
   

We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, the training we provide to our staff is ongoing. We also require our business partners to provide training to their staff and suppliers as well as their providers to mitigate potential risks.

We operate a number of internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner.

These are the following:

• Recruitment and selection policy: We conduct checks on all prospective employees to verify that they are eligible to work in the UK. Certain roles require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where employees may be working with vulnerable people.
   
• Supplier Code of Conduct: We operate this policy to ensure our suppliers operate in full compliance with the laws, rules and regulations of the countries in which they operate, and to seek similar commitments across their own supply chain.
   
• Whistleblowing Policy: We operate this policy so that employees are able to raise concerns about how staff are being treated or practices within our business or our supply chains without fear of reprisal.
   
• Staff Code of Conduct: We are committed to the fair treatment of all staff. Our staff code of conduct reflects our core values and expected behaviours. The code of conduct makes it clear that we have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery.
   
• Procurement Policy: We want to make sure that potential suppliers are committed to ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place within their own supply chains. Our procurement policy and supporting procedures set out controls and checks undertaken to help verify this.
   
• Safeguarding Policy: This policy highlights the potential risks of modern slavery and human trafficking, including how to identify signs of exploitation and how to report concerns.
   

We have in place systems to:

• Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains;
• Audit existing and prospective suppliers;
• Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains; and
• Protect whistle blowers.
   

This statement was approved by the Directors of PST Group on 01/04/2024 and is made pursuant to the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This is reviewed annually.