Modern slavery
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.
PwC to resign as Boohoo auditor after working conditions inquiry
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.
Garment workers ‘robbed’ of £27m in wages since July
The government has been accused of inaction over alleged worker exploitation in textile factories that supply major clothing brands, with...
Ten years of the Equality Act 2010: key cases for employers
Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key...
Boohoo’s board knew about poor workplace conditions
Boohoo’s senior directors knew about ‘serious issues’ with workplace conditions at the company’s Leicester factories since at least last December, a review has concluded.
Government to mandate areas modern slavery statements should cover
Organisations will be required to regularly publish their modern slavery statements via a new government reporting service and must be...
MPs to investigate UK firms’ links with Chinese exploitation of Uyghurs
Clothing brands and government to be investigated by MPs over links with exploitation of oppressed people in China.
Licensing could prevent fashion worker exploitation, ministers told
Retailers, MPs, charities and campaign groups have urged the home secretary to take action on alleged worker exploitation in UK garment factories.
Poor working conditions ‘afflict 10,000 people in Leicester’
Illegally low pay and dilapidated conditions blight thousands of workers in Leicester, it is alleged.
Matthew Taylor: Covid-19 increases temptation of non-compliance
The coronavirus pandemic will make more people in urgent need of work and more employers desperate to stay in business,...
Boohoo to investigate ‘unsafe’ conditions at Leicester factory
Low-cost fashion retailer Boohoo has promised to investigate workers’ pay and conditions at a Leicester factory.
Modern slavery: Why HR should be the champion for all workers’ rights
How much more can HR do to protect supply chains and the people that work within them, five years on from the Modern Slavery Act passing into law?
Two in five unaware it is legal to employ somebody who is homeless
Two in five employers are not aware that it is legal to employ somebody who is homeless, a survey has...
UK’s immigration rules could create low-skilled worker ‘black market’
The government’s points-based immigration rules could increase the risk of worker exploitation, human trafficking and modern slavery by criminal gangs,...
Tesco’s China Christmas story reveals modern slavery vulnerability
The vulnerability of UK supermarkets’ supply chains to inhumane labour practices has once again been demonstrated by the news that...
Businesses find themselves in modern slavery limbo
With legal action hovering over British American Tobacco, and G4S shares being blacklisted by an investment fund, it’s clear that...
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