Workforce Employment Solutions Ltd

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024

Our Commitment

Workforce Employment Solutions Ltd is committed to ensuring that our staff and any workers we supply (directly or indirectly) are not subjected to behaviour or threats that may amount to modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, or similar human rights abuses.

Modern slavery is an unquestionable and indefensible violation of an individual’s basic human rights. As a commercial organisation, we recognise our moral and social responsibility to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in all its forms.

We are committed to:

Preventing slavery and human trafficking in our business activities.

• Ensuring, as far as possible, that our supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.
• Maintaining transparency in our business and supply chain practices, in line with the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
• Embedding awareness across our staff and partners to help identify and mitigate risks.

A. Our Structure, Business and Supply Chains

Workforce Employment Solutions Ltd specialises in providing temporary and permanent healthcare workers to NHS Trusts, private hospitals, care providers, and other healthcare organisations across the UK.

Our supply chain includes:

• Recruitment partners (including international agencies sourcing healthcare staff overseas).
• Training providers (language and skills development).
• Employment-related service providers (occupational health, accommodation, and relocation services).
• Corporate services suppliers (IT systems, consumables, utilities, office supplies).

We recognise that elements of the healthcare supply chain — particularly overseas recruitment and temporary labour supply — can present higher risks of exploitation if not carefully managed.

B. Our Policies in Relation to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

We operate several key policies that underpin our approach:

Modern Slavery Policy – Included in our Employee Handbook and communicated to all staff, setting out our zero-tolerance stance.

Whistleblowing Policy – Encourages employees to report concerns about unlawful conduct or malpractice, including modern slavery, with protection from retaliation and confidential reporting routes.

Quality and Sustainability Agreement – Requires suppliers to commit to safe working conditions, ethical labour practices, and compliance with legislation. Serious breaches may result in immediate termination of the relationship.

Business Ethics Policy – Outlines our company values, requiring integrity, fairness, and compliance with all laws, including the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

C. Due Diligence Processes

We use a range of due diligence processes to identify and address potential risks:

• Supplier onboarding checks – Assessing suppliers before engagement, including reviewing their modern slavery statements where applicable.
• Contractual obligations – Embedding modern slavery compliance clauses in supplier agreements.
• Ongoing supplier reviews – Re-auditing or conducting spot checks on higher-risk suppliers.
• Whistleblowing protection – Guaranteeing anonymity and non-retaliation for individuals who raise concerns.

D. Risk Areas and Steps Taken

While we have not identified significant risks of modern slavery in our business to date, we acknowledge that risks exist, particularly in:

• International recruitment – where staff may be vulnerable to unfair fees or misleading recruitment practices.
• Temporary labour provision – where workers could be at risk of exploitation.
• Third-party suppliers – in consumables and support services.

Steps taken to manage and mitigate these risks include:

Requiring recruitment partners to comply with ethical recruitment standards and prohibiting worker-paid fees.

• Conducting regular compliance checks on overseas recruitment agencies.
• Reviewing payroll and working conditions of supplied workers to ensure alignment with UK employment law.
• Monitoring and auditing higher-risk suppliers annually.

E. Measuring Effectiveness

To measure our effectiveness in ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place, we monitor the following performance indicators:

• 100% of staff in recruitment, compliance, HR, and supplier management trained annually on modern slavery awareness.
• 100% of new suppliers screened for modern slavery risks at onboarding.
• Annual audit of at least all Tier 1 international recruitment partners.
• Zero tolerance – we track the number of reported or identified modern slavery cases (target: 0).

Whistleblowing reports reviewed by the Board with follow-up actions logged.

F. Training and Capacity Building

Training is mandatory for all employees involved in recruitment, HR, compliance, and supplier management. This includes:

• Induction training for new staff.
• Annual refresher training for relevant roles.
• Access to updated guidance and resources through our intranet.

We also engage with our supply chain partners to raise awareness of modern slavery risks, encouraging suppliers to adopt their own robust policies and training programmes.

Board Approval

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes Workforce Employment Solutions Ltd’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2024.

The next review will be on 15^th March 2026.

It has been approved by the Board of Directors, who review and update it annually. This statement will be published on the homepage of Workforce Employment Solutions Ltd’s website, in line with legal requirements.

Approved by the Board of Directors

Signed: Irfan Khan

Name: Irfan Khan

Position: Director

Date: 15^th March 2025