The Modern Slavery Act 2015 consolidates and codifies the law on modern slavery. The key provision in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 for UK employers is section 54, which requires large commercial organisations to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year.
The Home Office has removed the modern slavery brief from the minister responsible for safeguarding and classed it as an ‘illegal immigration and asylum’ issue.
Workers in the garment industry in Leicester are still subject to substandard working conditions and lack access to fair pay and conditions.
Compliance in publishing modern slavery statements was found wanting in a new review by the Financial Reporting Council.
The agreement comes in the wake of the murder of a female garment worker in Tamil Nadu, allegedly by her supervisor.
Channel 4 News airs labour practices allegations against Malaysian component manufacturer in Dyson supply chain.
A review into the experiences of seasonal workers on a government pilot scheme has found that many were treated unfairly...
Elements of the government response to key modern slavery inquiry are ‘ludicrous’ and ‘lacking in credulity’, say MPs.
Government confirms it will launch a single enforcement body to protect workers’ rights and clamp down on unscrupulous employment practices.
The Home Office has launched a central registry for modern slavery statements to enable scrutiny and improve transparency.
MPs want Boohoo to link its bonus scheme for senior executives to achievement of its pledges on workers’ rights.
Many proposed employment law changes that the government has put forward in the last few years have stalled, mainly as...
2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it’s now time to plan for...
The BEIS Committee is trying to gauge the potential use of forced labour in China in brands' supply chains. We report on the first evidence hearing.
In the latest sign of growing fears among the large accountancy firms over reputational damage, PwC is set to resign as auditor of fashion retailer Boohoo.
The government has been accused of inaction over alleged worker exploitation in textile factories that supply major clothing brands, with...
