ETHICAL TRADING STATEMENT

The Premier Recruitment Group Limited Board is determined to meet their moral, legal, ethical and humanitarian responsibilities.

This statement applies to all permanent and flexible employees, temporary workers and contractors and suppliers engaged from time to time by the Premier Recruitment Group Limited or any its subsidiary companies (Premier).

This statement recognises several elements that together constitute the principles of Ethical Trading:

Clear and fair employment and contractual practices

Fair remuneration

Safe and hygienic working conditions

Freedom from harassment

Equal opportunities

Freedom of association

Environmental considerations

Ethical business activities

Which are applied within across Premier in accordance with the particular legislation applicable in the countries within which it operates.

Clear and fair employment practices

Written terms of engagement are provided to for all permanent employees, temporary workers and contractors.
Written terms of business with suppliers are agreed in advance.
Effective, documented, Disciplinary and Grievance procedures are in place and are available to all permanent employees, temporary workers and contractors.
There is no forced, bonded or involuntary labour.
permanent employees, temporary workers and contractors are not required to lodge ‘deposits’ or identity papers and are free to terminate their employment / contract after reasonable notice.
Children below school leaving age are not offered employment although, subject to the Health and Safety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997 and The Working Time Regulations 1998, employment may be offered to Young Persons.
Employment / Contractual practices shall comply with the relevant current national laws regarding employment, immigration and social security. Additional local regulations concerning working conditions, holidays, sick and other absence and other matters will be applied as relevant.

Fair remuneration

Remuneration for all Employees, temporary workers and contractors is at a rate which, at least, meets national legal standards.
Employees, temporary workers and contractors are provided with written and understandable information about their pay before they enter employment or contract and for every instance they are paid thereafter.
Deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure do not occur and any deductions from wages have the written permission of the Employee, temporary workers or contractors concerned before the deduction is made.

Safe and hygienic working conditions

Clear Health and Safety policies are in place and are available to all Employees. temporary workers and contractors.
The identification and mitigation of risks in the permanent workplace is managed by a dedicated Health & Safety function within each business.
This responsibility for Temporary workers is usually contractually devolved to the client who control adherence to their Safe Working Practices

Equal Opportunities

Premier Recruitment Group Limited actively encourages diversity in the workplace. Premier has a wide and varied employee, temporary worker and contractor base with Employees, temporary workers and contractors from a variety of social and ethnic groups at all levels of the business.
Premier Recruitment Group Limited is committed to providing all Employees, temporary workers or contractors with a work environment free of discrimination related to sex, race, colour, religion, age, ethnic, or national origin, disability, or any other appropriate basis.
Premier Recruitment Group Limited believes that, by breaking down the barriers that traditionally have restricted access to the labour market, it will encourage job opportunities for all.
Premier works to support the communities in which it operates and to help its clients and suppliers achieve their diversity objectives.
Equal Opportunities policies are in place, are available to all Employees, temporary workers and contractors and are regularly monitored.

Freedom from harassment

Dignity in the Workplace policies are in place and are available to all permanent employees, temporary workers and contractors and are regularly monitored.
There are documented Grievance procedures in place to respond to accusations of workplace discrimination and harassment.

Employee development

All permanent Employees have a regular performance review, which includes consideration of skills development and career prospects.
Wherever possible the personal development of temporary workers is encouraged through the provision of training or skill enhancing choice of assignment.
Premier Recruitment Group Limited requires all Employees, temporary workers and contractors to familiarise themselves with, and comply with, Premier policies and information on these policies is included in induction and subsequent training programmes.

Freedom of Association

Premier Recruitment Group Limited adopts an open attitude towards the activities of trade unions and worker representation.
In many cases relationships with trade unions are dictated by those in the clients’ workplaces.
Worker representatives are not discriminated against and have access to carry out their functions in the workplace.

Environmental considerations

Premier’s environmental impact as a service-based organisation, with no manufacturing facilities and limited transportation requirements, is minimal.
None the less Premier is committed to following best practices in the day-to-day conduct of its business including the use of sustainable and/or recyclable materials when available.
The potential environmental impact of the businesses is monitored with external accreditations to International Standards being applied where appropriate.

Anti‐Fraud and Corruption

Premier Recruitment Group Limited is determined to maintain its reputation as a business which will not tolerate fraud, corruption or abuse of position for personal gain, wherever it may be found in any area of its activity.
Premier’s Fraud, Corruption and Anti-competitive practices Policies are applied across the whole Group.

Money Laundering

Premier Recruitment Group Limited is committed to complying with all legal and regulatory requirements designed to combat money laundering activity, the funding of terrorist or criminal activity and the reporting of actual or suspected cases in the jurisdictions in which it operates.

If you have any concerns / queries regarding this statement, please contact a member of Premier’s HR department.