P.6 "Over the last two years we have trained all of the
team members working across our hotel and restaurant sites, ensuring the e-learning element of training is mandatory for all team members joining the business and we have undertaken similar training with all of our Human Resources (HR) teams including shared services, resourcing, operations, employee relations and leadership.
All our bespoke training focuses on raising awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery issues, 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"
P.10 suppliers
"Third Party NGO Stop the Traffik delivered specialised training for all contractors and
Whitbread representatives that attended, covering the risks of modern slavery in the
construction sector, examples of this, ways to spot signs and crucially, tangible steps
that can be taken locally to mitigate this risk and identify and report any concerns
quickly and effectively."
With the implementation of an international sourcing office in China this year, we have also trained
our new International Sourcing team to spot the signs of Modern Slavery during supplier visits. In
conjunction with our technical and procurement teams we have now created a process to ensure
visits undertaken by internal teams to supplier’s report against core principles of the SMETA standard.
This gives us further due diligence across our supply chain, regardless of the level of risk. 9
Modern Slavery training
Recognising the risk that our hotels could be used as locations for trafficked individuals to be
harboured or exploited, we have taken steps to empower our team members to respond in the right
way if they suspect that something is not quite right. Over the last two years we have trained all of the
team members working across our hotel and restaurant sites, ensuring the e-
learning element of
training is mandatory for all team members joining the business
and we have undertaken similar
training with all of our Human Resources (HR) teams including shared services, resourcing,
operations, employee relations and leadership.
All our bespoke training focuses on raising awareness of human trafficking and modern
slavery
issues, 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 year we have also undertaken specific sector training with high risk areas of
our
supply
chain
where our programme has highlighted a particular risk. Please see following section ‘highlights’ within
supply chain 3.2.5 for more detail.6
Modern Slavery training
Recognising the risk that our hotels could be used as locations for trafficked individuals to be
harboured or exploited, we have taken steps to empower our team members to respond in the right
way if they suspect that something is not quite right. Over the last two years we have trained all of the
team members working across our hotel and restaurant sites, ensuring the e-
learning element of
training is mandatory for all team members joining the business
and we have undertaken similar
training with all of our Human Resources (HR) teams including shared services, resourcing,
operations, employee relations and leadership.
All our bespoke training focuses on raising awareness of human trafficking and modern
slavery
issues, 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 year we have also undertaken specific sector training with high risk areas of
our
supply
chain
where our programme has highlighted a particular risk. Please see following section ‘highlights’ within
supply chain 3.2.5 for more detail.6
Supplier engagement event .10
Third Party NGO Stop the Traffik delivered specialised training for all contractors and
Whitbread representatives that attended, covering the risks of modern slavery in the
construction sector, exampl
es of this, ways to spot signs and crucially, tangible steps
that can be taken locally to mitigate this risk and identify and report any concerns
quickly and effectively. 10
Modern Slavery training
Recognising the risk that our hotels could be used as locations for trafficked individuals to be
harboured or exploited, we have taken steps to empower our team members to respond in the right
way if they suspect that something is not quite right. Over the last two years we have trained all of the
team members working across our hotel and restaurant sites, ensuring the e-
learning element of
training is mandatory for all team members joining the business
and we have undertaken similar
training with all of our Human Resources (HR) teams including shared services, resourcing,
operations, employee relations and leadership.
All our bespoke training focuses on raising awareness of human trafficking and modern
slavery
issues, 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 year we have also undertaken specific sector training with high risk areas of
our
supply
chain
where our programme has highlighted a particular risk. Please see following section ‘highlights’ within
supply chain 3.2.5 for more detail.6