At Bizagi we are committed to complying with the UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015 and all global policies against slavery. We are committed to ensuring that our supply chain reflects Bizagi's values and respect for human rights and the environment. We support fundamental human rights for all people and expect our suppliers, customers, and partners to do the same. They should all be committed to a workplace that is free from all forms of human trafficking, forced labor and unlawful child labor in their operations. If we determine there is a need to conduct an audit to confirm compliance with this requirement, we expect full and timely cooperation. We intend to remain vigilant in this area and will seek audits of our suppliers, partners, contractors where it is warranted.
1. POLICY STATEMENT
1.1 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 to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains.
1.2 We are also committed to ensuring there is transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“MSA”). We consider this an extremely important issue, and we aspire to go beyond the requirements of the MSA, embedding the responsibility to respect human rights into our culture, in the hope that our transparent approach to combating modern slavery will serve as a model for others and drive-up standards across our sector. We intend to regularly review our practices to ensure that we adopt the best anti-slavery processes for our business. We endeavour to demonstrate our approach to tackling modern slavery to our clients and the public as a whole. We expect the same high standards from all of our contractors, suppliers and other business partners.
1.3 This policy applies to all persons working for us or on our behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, directors, officers, agency workers, seconded workers, volunteers, interns, agents, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives and business partners.
1.4 This policy does not form part of any employee’s contract of employment or the contract of any worker or self-employed contractor and we may amend it at any time.
2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POLICY
2.1 Management at all levels are responsible for ensuring those reporting to them understand and comply with this policy.
2.2 You are invited to comment on this policy and suggest ways in which it might be improved. Comments, suggestions, and queries are encouraged and should be addressed to the VP, Human Resources.
3. COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY
3.1 You must ensure that you read, understand and comply with this policy.
3.2 The prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery in any part of our business or supply chains is the responsibility of all those working for us or under our control. You are required to avoid any activity that might lead to, or suggest, a breach of this policy.
3.3 You are encouraged to raise concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any parts of our business or supply chains of any supplier tier at the earliest possible stage.
3.4 If you believe or suspect a breach of this policy has occurred or that it may occur you must notify the VP, Human Resources as soon as possible.
3.5 If you are unsure about whether a particular act, the treatment of workers more generally, or their working conditions within any tier of our supply chains constitutes any of the various forms of modern slavery, raise it with your manager or the VP, Human Resources
3.6 We aim to encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this policy, even if they turn out to be mistaken. We are committed to ensuring no one suffers any detrimental treatment as a result of reporting in good faith their suspicion that modern slavery of whatever form is or may be taking place in any part of our own business or in any of our supply chains. Detrimental treatment includes dismissal, disciplinary action, threats or other unfavorable treatment connected with raising a concern. If you believe that you have suffered any such treatment, you should inform the VP, Human Resources immediately. If the matter is not remedied, and you are an employee, you should raise it formally by sending an e-mail to EthicsReport@bizagi.com.
4. COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS OF THIS POLICY
4.1 Our commitment to addressing the issue of modern slavery in our business and supply chains should be communicated to all suppliers, contractors and business partners at the outset of our business relationship with them and reinforced as appropriate thereafter by encouraging them to visit our website where this policy is published.
5. BREACHES OF THIS POLICY
5.1 Any employee who breaches this policy will face disciplinary action, which could result in dismissal for misconduct or gross misconduct.
5.2 We may terminate our relationship with other individuals and organizations working on our behalf if they breach this policy.
