Modern Slavery

ENS Modern Slavery Statement

This statement is made as part of ENS Recruitment Limited’s (“ENS”) commitment to eliminating the exploitation of people under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act).  It summarises how ENS operates, the policies and processes in place to minimise the possibility of any problems, any risks we have identified and how we monitor them, and how we train our staff.

This statement is published in accordance with section 54 of the Act.  It was initially approved by the board of directors in April 2017, and is reviewed annually.

Allyson Abel
Managing Director

Our Business

ENS is a limited company operating in the recruitment sector.  We supply temporary and permanent workers in the healthcare, care and support and commercial sectors, and act as a master vendor in the healthcare sector.

ENS is an independent business.

Who we work with

All of the hirers that we work with, and all of the work-seekers we provide, are known to and identified by our staff.  All of the temporary workers we supply are identified by our staff. Some of these work-seekers operate through their own limited companies. Some of our work-seekers are supplied via other businesses, who facilitate providing them to the eventual hiring company.

As a “master vendor”, we work with other businesses to supply workers to hiring companies.  We hire some of the workers directly, who are directly recruited by our staff.  Other workers are hired directly by other businesses. Some of these workers operate through their own limited companies. We facilitate supplying a mix of these workers to the hiring companies.

The hiring companies that we work with are primarily located in Essex, London, Kent and Sussex.  The workers we supply live in Essex, London, Kent and Sussex.

As part of our business, we also work with the following organisations:

• the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (rec.uk.com)
• the United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) (ukhca.co.uk)
• TEAM (jobsatteam.com)
• CQC (cqc.org.uk)

Our Policies

ENS has a modern slavery policy available on our website [create link].

In addition, ENS has the following policies which incorporate ethical standards for our staff.

• Corporate social responsibility policy,
• Anti-bribery / corruption policy, and
• Whistle-blowing policy.
• Policy development and review

ENS’ policies are established by our senior management team based on advice from our trade associations and industry best practice.  We review our policies on a regular basis or as needed to adapt to changes.

Our Processes for Managing Risk

In order to assess the risk of modern slavery, we use the following processes with our suppliers:

• When engaging with suppliers, we ask for evidence of their processes and policies, including commitments around modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour, human rights, and whistle-blowing.
• We conduct audits before entering into a commercial relationship with any business where there is the potential for risk. These audited businesses form the basis of our preferred supplier list.
• We review the potential for risk at regular intervals, including the possibility of re-auditing a supplier or conducting spot checks.

After due consideration, we have not identified any significant risks of modern slavery, forced labour, or human trafficking in our supply chain.  However, we continue to be alert to the potential for problems.

Additionally, we have taken the following steps to minimise the possibility of any problems:

• We reserve the right to conduct spot-checks of the businesses who supply us, in order to investigate any complaints.
• We require the businesses we work with to address modern slavery concerns in their policies.
• Only senior members of staff who have undergone appropriate training for assessing modern slavery risks in the supply chain are authorised to sign contracts and establish commercial relationships in any area where we have identified the potential for risk.

Our staff are encouraged to bring any concerns they have to the attention of management.

Our Performance

As part of monitoring the performance of ENS, we track the following general key performance indicators which are regularly assessed by our senior management team.

• The percentage of suppliers who sign up to an appropriate code / provide their own modern slavery statements,
• The level of modern slavery training and awareness amongst our office staff.

We carefully consider our indicators, in order to ensure that we do not put undue pressure on our suppliers that might increase the potential for risk.

Our Training

All of our staff receive training and support that is appropriate to their role.  In particular:

• Our leadership team and/or senior managers have read this policy and it is discussed in relevant senior/manager meetings to raise awareness raising information around issues involving modern slavery and human trafficking, so that they can bring any concerns they have to the attention of directors.
• All of our staff have read the policy and statement to raise awareness-raising information around issues involving modern slavery and human trafficking, so that they can bring any concerns they have to the attention of management.

As part of this, our staff are encouraged to discuss any concerns that they have. The policy and statement is reviewed annually and is on the agenda of staff and manager meetings.

ENS Modern Slavery Policy