Question: In the modern slavery statement, does the company explain one or more of the corrective steps it has taken (or would take) in response to modern slavery incidents in their operations and/or supply chain?
Answer:
Worker remediation,
Corrective action plan,
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Ted Baker
2021
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updated about 1 year ago by Manali Rana

Page 5 - remediation in event of breach of policy

Elizabeth Portolesi.....2022-12-10 09:16:05 UTC

pg. 5

“Ted’s Remediation Policy is also under review; this policy looks at the monitoring process of our factories to ensure they are meeting the requirements outlined within Ted’s Ethical Code of Conduct and the steps Ted will take to assist companies in making improvements in areas in which have been identified as non-compliant. The policy also includes the actions to be taken in the event that the supplier is not willing to demonstrate improvement.”

Pg. 7

“‐ Excessive overtime is one of the biggest problems facing workers in the fashion industry.

‐ The pressure to work longer hours can stem from insufficient order planning, shorter lead times, last minute changes and workers being keen to receive overtime premium wages.

‐ To help address this issue we advise and give guidance to factories on how to create capacity plans and the benefits of working reasonable hours to the workers and production quality.

‐ Those who struggle with excessive working hours are encouraged or required to use Ted’s monitoring to”

It mentions forming a policy to terminate suppliers.

Pg. 12

“In FY22/23 we intend to:

- Finalise and publish our Responsible Exit Policy”

Manali Rana.....2023-02-01 08:19:10 UTC