"Our Speaking Out and Grievance Policies are supported by internal processes for confidential reporting which are referenced to our General Counsel.Our Code of Conduct is embedded through training." (Page 6- Implementation Tools).
We partnered with Stop The Traffikto train our Procurement department across all brands on modern slavery, Whitbread’s policy and how we ensure itis implemented effectively. This training was delivered to all supplier-facing staff, including Directors, Heads of Buying, Senior Buyers, Buyers and Buying Administrators and focused on the link between procurement practice and the level of risk that modern slavery might take place. The workshops also aimed to empower our buyers to identify potential risks / indicators on supplier visits, and provide them with the tools they need to report any issueseffectively.
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Procurement/ Purchasing: Section 3, Technical training and audit: 'Our technical managers have undergone training on ethical performance and due diligence and are provided with the tools they need to record basic observations relating to core labour principles during every site visit.These tools also provide an escalation procedure to our Head of Responsible Sourcing for anything that causes concern. ' Leadership: Section 3, Technical training and audit: 'Our technical managers have undergone training on ethical performance and due diligence and are provided with the tools they need to record basic observations relating to core labour principles during every site visit. ' People in leadership (Operations Directors, Operation Managers, General Managers) also undertake the general training program. Employees: Section 3, Subsection 3, Guests: 'We take the potential issue of child or adult exploitation (sexual or otherwise) very seriously. We recognise that there is a risk (as with all hospitality companies) t...
Continuing our partnership with Stop The Traffik, we developed a training programme for team members working across our hotel sites. The training was delivered through a series of working groups, supported by an elearning module and focused on raising awareness of human trafficking and modernslavery, empowering our
teams to identify indications of human trafficking abuse in our sites and provide them with the tools to report it quickly and effectively. Completed by team members working all over the country, including our Operations Directors, Operations Managers, General Managers and team members, the training has received positive response across our estate.8/9
We are also developing training across our HR functionto include a toolkit and guidance on interviewing potential victims and spotting the signs that someone may be in a vulnerable situation.We look forward to reporting progress in next year’s report.9