Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods — Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement 30 March 2021
Modern Slavery is the term used within the UK and is defined within the Modern Slavery Act 2015. These crimes include holding a person in a position of slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, or facilitating their travel with the intention of exploiting them soon after.
Human trafficking can be defined as “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion; of abduction, fraud, deception, the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation”.
Modern Slavery is an unacceptable crime that deprives a person’s dignity for another person’s gain. It is recognised that this is a real problem for millions of people around the world, including in many developed countries. Every company is at risk of being directly or indirectly involved in this crime through its own operations and supply chain.
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and is committed to preventing such acts within our organisation and supply chain. We have taken steps to tackle modern slavery and these are outlined in our statement.
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd will not knowingly use suppliers or labour providers that exploit job applicants/workers and will report any allegations to the relevant authorities.
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd is the producer of sandwich fillings, hard boiled/poached eggs and dips. Based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, we supply grocery multiples, high street retailers, food service outlets, food manufacturers and other commercial customers nationwide.
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd 1st tier suppliers are located throughout the UK and Europe.
Raw materials are sourced through these 1st tier suppliers are procured from the following countries of origin:
Austria
Canada
Ecuador
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Lithuania
Mexico
Switzerland
Turkey
Vietnam
Belgium
China
France
Holland
India
Israel
Malaysia
Peru
Spain
United Kingdom
Brazil
Denmark
Germany
Hungary
Indonesia
Italy
Maldives
Poland
Thailand
United States of America
All existing suppliers have completed a paper-based questionnaire and where applicable have supplied details of SEDEX membership.
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd conducts due diligence on all new suppliers. This involves either reviewing audit results for 2nd tier suppliers or auditing the premises of 1st tier suppliers. This includes:
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd has incorporated Modern Slavery training into its induction programme and conducted training for all current employees. All 3rd party agency workers are required to undergo modern slavery training prior to commencing work.
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd has raised the awareness of modern slavery by putting up posters, which explain how to spot the signs of modern lavery and details of how to report cases of suspected or actual modern slavery. New recruits are requested to complete a Stronger Together questionnaire.
Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd operates the following policies that describe its approach to the identification of modern slavery risks and steps to be taken to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in its operations:
Overall responsibility for Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd labour exploitation initiatives lies with the board of directors.
Specific areas of responsibility are outlined below:
People/Employment Policies:
Labour Suppliers:
Recruitment:
Supplier Risk Assessments:
Supplier Audits:
New Supplier Questionnaires:
Training:
HR Department — Head of HR
HR Department — Head of HR
HR Department — Head of HR
Procurement Department — Head of Procurement
Technical Department — Raw Materials Manager
Technical Department — Raw Materials Manager
HR Department — Training Officer
The organisation has set the following performance indicators for the years 2020/21.
This statement has been approved by the organisation’s Chief Executive.
Mr S Evans
Chief Executive — Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd