Good Business Charter
We are delighted to announce that we have been accredited as a member of the Good Business Charter
This is an exciting step for us in our evolution, and fits well within our ethos of “Kaizen” (continuous improvement) and our intention of doing business in a fair and ethical way.
Our commitment to the Good Business Charter includes the following minimum standards:
1. Real Living Wage
The GBC requires all employers to pay directly employed staff and regularly contracted staff the real living wage as set out by the Living Wage Foundation and for those with over 50 employees, commit to becoming an accredited Living Wage Employer within a mutually agreed time frame.
2. Fairer hours and contracts
The GBC requires a fair approach to zero hours contracts, including fair shift scheduling and cancellation policy, and proper consideration given to contracts with guaranteed hours.
3. Employee well-being
The GBC requires clear, fair and transparent policies that support and encourage employee well-being and ban unreasonable penalties for legitimate sickness.
4. Employee representation
The GBC requires all employers to engage with worker representatives and to ensure there is a voice that represents employees around the boardroom table.
5. Diversity and inclusion
The GBC requires businesses to evidence how they monitor the diversity of their workforce and their commitment to close the gender, disability and ethnicity pay gaps.
6. Environmental responsibility
The GBC requires businesses to commit to an environmental policy to demonstrate they are committed to reducing their environmental impact and continually improving their environmental performance.
7. Pay fair tax
The GBC requires businesses to commit to paying their taxes, not engage in tax avoidance and commit to be transparent in their relationship with HMRC.
8. Commitment to customers
The GBC requires businesses to publish their commitment to their customers on their website. Businesses will be expected to gather and monitor customer feedback and report the results to their board.
9. Ethical sourcing
The GBC requires businesses to commit to the standards set out in the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code for sourcing through a process of continuous due diligence.
10. Prompt payment to suppliers
The GBC requires businesses to sign the government’s Prompt Payment Code.
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