Labour standards
We expect our Suppliers to have a management system that support internationally accepted social and labour policies.
It means to integrate ethics into core business practices and to have a policy to follow internationally agreed principles concerning labour standards, such as written employment contracts, specified terms concerning working hours, compensation, vacation, working hours, insurances and respecting employees' rights.
Suppliers must be able to show evidence that acceptable human resources practices exist and that records are kept in order.
Questions to ask yourself:
- Do we have a system to control that legislation is followed concerning minimum wages, working hours, overtime, health and safety?
- Do we have a policy to follow internationally agreed labour standards, even in cases when legislation does not demand so?
- Do we have a system for managing Human Resources concerning written employment contracts, non-discrimination, specified employment terms, insurances and specified salary slips?
- Do we have employment procedures to ensure that no children are hired?
UN Global Compact about Labour
