Modern Slavery Act Statement
INTRODUCTION
Workspend Inc. (the “Company”) has a zero-tolerance policy on modern slavery. We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships. Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. The Company recognizes this takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.
We are committed to ensuring there is no modern slavery in our business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains. The Company expects the same standards and commitment from all of our suppliers, contractors, and other third parties.
OUR STRUCTURE
Workspend Inc is a business incorporated with Colorado Department of State (CDOS).
OUR BUSINESS
A Leader in providing workforce solutions, Workspend relieves our clients of the burden of managing their contingent labor workforce by centralizing the management of our clients’ temporary labour needs and their staffing suppliers.
DUE DILIGENCE PROCESSES FOR SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
We identify and assess the risk of potential slavery and human trafficking risk areas in our organization and in our supply chains using a number of factors including the supplier’s geographical location and the industry in which they operate. As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate the potential risk we assess all existing and new suppliers and have in place a supply chain compliance program, which consists of:
- Requiring all staff to comply with the applicable provisions relating to Modern Slavery as set out in our Corporate Offences Policy and to avoid any activity that might lead to, or suggest, a breach of this policy.
- Requiring suppliers to agree to comply with the Modern Slavery Act of 2015 before they are approved and included in or allowed to continue to be included in, our supply chain.
- Requiring all new suppliers to agree to contractual obligations to avoid slavery and human trafficking and all existing contracts to include these contractual obligations at the next renewal or extension.
- Encouraging all staff and third parties to raise any concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any parts of the business or supply chains of any supplier tier at the earliest possible stage and to notify a manager, Human Resources, and/or the Legal Department.
- Establishing clear communications regarding the Company’s zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery between all managers who are responsible for procurement of goods and/or services and all third parties during the procurement process and/or at the outset of each business relationship.
- Protecting staff from victimization or retaliation if they raise concerns about slavery and human trafficking, even if raised in error.
- Taking any allegation of potential slavery and human trafficking seriously and investigating any allegation diligently.
TRAINING
To raise awareness of the potential risks of slavery and human trafficking, we provide guidance and training to support our employees’ understanding of expected behaviors. All staff have are made aware of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business.
OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN COMBATING SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
We review our policies and procedures on a regular basis to ensure on-going compliance. We regularly audit suppliers to assess their compliance with all contractual obligations, which includes compliance with the Modern Slavery Act. The results of these audits assist us in measuring how effective we have been to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of our business or supply chains.
APPROVAL
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes Workspend Inc’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2022.
Signed for and on behalf of Workspend Inc:
Manoj Agarwal
President and CEO
Changes to this Statement
We advise that this statement is being ratified by the Board at the next board meeting and any updates will appear on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Anti-slavery and Human Trafficking Statement in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, please contact us: By phone: +1 800-770-5973