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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.visit.These
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, Operations 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) that one of our hotels might be used for the sexual
exploitation of adults or children, or the harbouring / movement of adults and children for the use of forced
labour. Whilst we recognise that this is a risk which we cannot always directly control, there are some actions
we can take (including training) to make sure that our own team members are properly trained to spot the
signs of exploitation and empowered to act on any suspicions quickly and effectively.
There was additional training regarding raising awareness of childhood exploitation. This training is only specific to hotel staff, not to the staff of Whitbread cafes, nor for their contractors etc.
 
 

Training provided- not specified: Section 3, Subsection 3, Modern Slavery training across our Operations: '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 modern slavery, 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.'

This training is 'completed by team members working all over the country, including our Operations Directors, Operations
Managers, General Managers and team members'

 
In development: Section 3, Subsection 3, Further training planned for FY 18/19: 'Due to the success of our team member training across Premier Inn operations, we are scheduling a roll out
across all remaining operations teams in our Restaurant brands and Costa stores.

We are also developing training across our HR function to 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.'

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