POLYCO HEALTHLINE GROUP LIMITED modern slavery statement summary (2024)

Organisation address
Polyco Healthline,
South Fen Road,
Bourne,
England,
PE10 0DN

We asked the organisation a series of questions about its modern slavery statement. Its answers are published on this page as a statement summary.

This statement provides information for all 6 recommended areas

What is a modern slavery statement?
UK law requires certain organisations to publish an annual modern slavery statement on their website, setting out the steps they are taking to address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains. Read more in the government guidance on publishing modern slavery statements.
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About this statement summary

All answers relate to the financial year covered by the statement. The organisation is responsible for all the information it provided. Some of our questions are optional, so organisations may not have answered all of them. The statement summary does not replace the full modern slavery statement – below we provide a link to the full statement on the organisation’s website.

Contents

Statement period and sign-off details

The statement covers the following period:
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023

The statement was signed off by:
Andy Blewett (Chief Operating Officer)

It was approved by the board (or equivalent management body) on:
7 September 2023

Recommended areas covered by the statement

Government guidance encourages organisations to cover a range of areas in their modern slavery statements, setting out the steps they’re taking to address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains. Read about the recommended areas in the statutory guidance.

We asked the organisation to tell us which areas its statement covers.

Areas recommended by government guidance Organisation’s response
The organisation’s structure, business and supply chains Covered
Policies Covered
Risk assessment Covered
Due diligence (steps to address risk) Covered
Training about modern slavery Covered
Goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the organisation's actions and progress over time Covered

The organisation’s sectors and turnover

Sectors

The organisation operates in the following sectors:

  • Public sector
  • Automotive, machinery and heavy electrical equipment
  • Charitable / not-for-profit activities
  • Cleaning and security services
  • Construction, civil engineering and building products
  • Consumer services, including accommodation, hospitality, tourism and leisure
  • Cosmetics and toiletries
  • Defence and aerospace
  • Education and research
  • Forestry, timber products, paper and containers and packaging
  • Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
  • Mining, metals, chemicals and resources (including oil and gas)
  • Transportation, logistics, and storage
  • Waste management and recycling
  • We supply products into the above sectors

Turnover

Its turnover in the financial accounting year of this statement was:

£100 million to £500 million

If the organisation is a public body, this amount is based on the organisation’s budget for the year of the statement.
What does 'turnover' refer to in group statements?
If this is a group statement, this includes the total turnover for all the organisations covered by the statement.

Number of years producing statements

The organisation has been producing modern slavery statements for the following number of years:
More than 5 years
How does this work for group statements?
If the statement is for a group of organisations, this answer applies to the organisation with the longest history of producing statements.

Policies (optional)

We asked the organisation whether its policies include the following provisions in relation to its domestic and international supply chains, as well as its own operations.
Policy provisions we asked about Organisation’s response
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Included
Freedom of movement Included
Freedom of association Included
Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Included
Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Included
Prohibits compulsory overtime Included
Prohibits child labour Included
Prohibits discrimination Included
Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Included
Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery Included
Other
Not included

Training (optional)

We asked the organisation whether it provided training on modern slavery, and who it was for.
What counts as training?
We explained that by ‘training’ we meant anything designed to increase knowledge and skills around identifying, addressing or preventing modern slavery risks. This could range from formal training courses to broader awareness-raising activities such as workshops or webinars.
We asked who the training was for Organisation’s response
Your whole organisation Yes
Your front line staff Yes
Human resources Yes
Executive-level staff Yes
Procurement staff Yes
Your suppliers No
The wider community No
Other
Modern slavery information is available on our training platform for all staff and on our web-site for the wider community. We also communicate the principles of the statement with our suppliers.

Monitoring working conditions (optional)

Engaging with others

We asked the organisation to tell us who it engaged with to help monitor working conditions across its operations and supply chains.
We asked who the organisation engaged with Organisation’s response
Your suppliers Yes
Trade unions or worker representative groups No
Civil society organisations No
Professional auditors Yes
Workers within your organisation Yes
Workers within your supply chain Yes
Central or local government Yes
Law enforcement, such as police, GLAA and other local labour market inspectorates No
Businesses in your industry or sector Yes

Social audits

We asked the organisation to tell us about any social audits it used to look for signs of modern slavery.
What are social audits?
A social audit is a review of an organisation’s working practices from the point of view of social responsibility, and should include an evaluation of working conditions in the organisation’s operations and supply chains. By their nature, audits of supplier workplaces represent a snapshot in time.
Social audits we asked about Organisation’s response
Audit conducted by your staff No
Third party audit arranged by your organisation Yes
Audit conducted by your supplier’s staff No
Third party audit arranged by your supplier Yes
Announced audit Yes
Unannounced audit Yes

Grievance mechanisms

We asked the organisation how workers in its operations or supply chains could raise concerns or make complaints.
We asked if workers could raise concerns this way Organisation’s response
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Yes
Through trade unions or other worker representative groups Yes

Other ways of monitoring working conditions

We asked the organisation whether it had any other ways of monitoring working conditions across its operations and supply chains:
We are registered with International Associates BRAND Integrity Management programme for the management, risk assessment and analysis of supplier social compliance.

Modern slavery risks (optional)

Warning Identifying modern slavery risks is a vital step towards eradicating it. The government encourages organisations to be as open and transparent as possible, to improve understanding, collaboration and best practice around tackling this worldwide problem.
We asked the organisation to describe up to 3 priority risks it focused on during the period of the statement, including details of the affected workers, the activity involved, and the location.

Priority risks for this organisation (1 of 3)

Malaysia - possibility of migrant worker being subjected to recruitment fees or the use of unregistered / incorrectly registered recruitment agencies.
Questions we asked about this risk Organisation’s response
Where it was most likely to occur Organisation’s response: Within your supply chains.
  • Tier 1 suppliers
    Provide their products and services directly to your organisation.
Who was it most likely to affect Organisation’s response:
  • Migrants
In which country Organisation’s response: Malaysia
Actions or plans to address this risk Organisation’s response: Our compliance and auditing requirements include review of the recruitment process, including the recruiter's registrations and processes plus interview of the migrant workers. We utilise independent auditing bodies to conduct social compliance and ILO 11 indicator audits of our suppliers.

Priority risks for this organisation (2 of 3)

China - there are differing levels of social insurance depending on the sector. Some workers were found to have an incomplete set of social insurances.
Questions we asked about this risk Organisation’s response
Where it was most likely to occur Organisation’s response: Within your supply chains.
  • Tier 1 suppliers
    Provide their products and services directly to your organisation.
Who was it most likely to affect Organisation’s response:
  • Social insurance affects all groups men, women, seasonal workers and migrants.
In which country Organisation’s response: China
Actions or plans to address this risk Organisation’s response: The people likely affected are not just the groups you have listed above but also include men. There are five social insurances that can be taken out by workers. Some worker will have a particular rural/urban social insurance and are reluctant to change to the new system or they may only have one or two insurances. Each province governs the insurances separately and differently; our suppliers are working on programmes to bridge the gap, which we closely monitor through action plans.

Priority risks for this organisation (3 of 3)

Malaysia and China - there have been instances where the weekly hours worked have exceeded the recommended 60 hours and on a few occasions have exceeded the national recommendation.
Questions we asked about this risk Organisation’s response
Where it was most likely to occur Organisation’s response: Within your supply chains.
  • Tier 1 suppliers
    Provide their products and services directly to your organisation.
Who was it most likely to affect Organisation’s response:
  • Social insurance affects all groups men, women, seasonal workers and migrants.
In which country Organisation’s response:
  • China
  • Malaysia
Actions or plans to address this risk Organisation’s response: The group most likely to be affected are men (engineers and production operators). There are occasions where longer hours are driven by supply demand and others where there are exceptional circumstances, for instance to repair a machine. Suppliers are investigating various shift systems / patterns and allocation of resources / automation to mitigate this risk and we are already seeing a downward shift in working hours.

Indicators of forced labour (optional)

We asked the organisation whether its statement refers to finding any International Labour Organization (ILO) indicators of forced labour.
What are ILO indicators of forced labour?
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has produced a list of the most common signs of forced labour. They’re based on the definition of forced labour as ‘all work or service which is extracted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily.’ More details and guidance are available on the ILO website, and in their publication ILO indicators of forced labour
Organisation’s response
The organisation told us its statement does not refer to finding any International Labour Organization (ILO) indicators of forced labour.

Demonstrating progress (optional)

We asked the organisation how its statement demonstrates progress over time in addressing modern slavery risks. They provided the following answer:
We have specific objectives that are set annually at our management review meeting; these are reviewed on a monthly basis and progress is reported in each statement.