Modern Slavery Policy

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy

Esprit Talent is committed to ensuring that its business and the supply chains it operates in are free from modern slavery and human trafficking. Esprit Talent has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking within our business and within our supply chains. This policy sets out the company’s approach to preventing, identifying, and reporting modern slavery and human trafficking risks.

1. Scope

This policy applies to all Employees, Contractors, Sub-contractors, and Suppliers of Esprit Talent Recruitment Services.

2. Definition of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Modern Slavery is a complex and evolving crime that encompasses a range of exploitative practices, including slavery, servitude, forced labour, human trafficking, and debt bondage.

Slavery: Owning another person as property.
Servitude: Obliged to provide services, usually for a domestic purpose, where the individual is not free to leave.
Forced labour: Work or services that are coerced or forced under threat of penalty.
Human trafficking: The movement of people for the purpose of exploitation.
Debt bondage: The exploitation of individuals through the use of debt.

3. Esprit Talent is Committed to the Following Principles

Prevention: To take proactive steps to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking from occurring in its business and supply chains.
Identification: To identify and assess the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains.
Reporting: To report any suspected cases of modern slavery and human trafficking to the appropriate authorities.

4. Prevention Measures

Esprit Talent will implement a range of prevention measures to reduce the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains. These measures will include:

Induction and Training: Providing all employees with training on modern slavery and human trafficking.
Supplier Due Diligence: Assessing the modern slavery and human trafficking risks of suppliers before entering into contracts with them.
Monitoring: Monitoring the performance of suppliers to ensure that they are complying with their obligations under this policy.
Whistle-blowing: Providing a safe and confidential way for employees to report suspected cases of modern slavery and human trafficking.

5. Reporting

Esprit Talent will report any suspected cases of modern slavery and human trafficking to the appropriate authorities, such as the Australian Border Security Commission.

6. Monitoring and Review

Esprit Talent Recruitment will regularly monitor the implementation of this policy and review it annually to ensure that it is effective in preventing modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains.

7. Conclusion

Esprit Talent is committed to taking proactive steps to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking from occurring in its business and supply chains. We believe that we have a moral and legal obligation to do all we can to eradicate this abhorrent crime.

8. Compliance with Australian Standards and International Law

This policy is compliant with the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 and other relevant international laws and standards.

9. Policy Review

This policy will be reviewed annually to ensure that it remains effective in preventing modern slavery and human trafficking.