Workman LLP recognises that slavery and human trafficking remains a hidden blight on our global society. The Firm’s aim is to identify our responsibility by being alert to the risks, however small, in our business and in the wider supply chain. Staff are expected and encouraged to report concerns to management, whom in turn are expected to act upon them.

Workman LLP is the largest, independent, specialist commercial property management and building consultancy firm in the UK.  With more than 650 staff across a network of 11 UK offices, Workman has focused purely on these disciplines for 35 years which has been the foundation of the Firm’s sustained, steady growth.

Workman have an internal supply chain to support our business activities and also employ a considerable supply chain on behalf of clients, providing a variety of goods and services.

We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business. Our Anti-slavery Policy Statement reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.

This Policy takes into account, and supports, the policies, procedures and requirements documented in our Integrated Management System, compliant with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007.

The implementation and operation of these management systems underlines our commitment to this Policy Statement. Formal procedures concerning slavery and human trafficking have been established, including disciplinary procedures where they are breached.

Additional procedures ensure that this Policy is understood and communicated to all levels of the Firm and that it is regularly reviewed by the Partners to ensure its continuing relevance to the Firm’s activities.

The Firm will achieve these aims by our initiative to identify and mitigate risk in the following ways (but not limited to):

• Stringent vetting and investigation of our supply chain (contractors, policies, Contracts etc);
• Continually audit and review our practices for checking all employees are paid at least the minimum wage and have the right to work;
• We encourage the reporting of concerns and the protection of whistle blowers;
• The Firm will not knowingly support or deal with any business involved in slavery or human trafficking;
• We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. We expect all those in our supply chain and contractors comply with our values and also check their own supply chains.
• To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide training to relevant members of staff;
• Completion of Audits by Partners, Directors and external Auditors;
• Use of labour monitoring and payroll systems within the Firm; and
• Level of communication and personal contact with next link in the supply chain and their understanding of, and compliance with, our expectations.