Modern slavery is a crime resulting in an abhorrent abuse of the human rights of vulnerable workers, including children. It can take various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking.
Cape has a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery and is committed to acting ethically and with integrity and transparency in all of its business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking are not taking place anywhere within either its own business or in any of its supply chains, consistent with its obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
This policy applies to all individuals working for Cape or on Cape’s behalf in any capacity, including employees, director, officers, agency workers, volunteers, agents, contractors, consultants and business partners.
Cape Directors has responsibility for the prevention of modern slavery and for investigating allegations of modern slavery in Cape’s business or supply chains.
Line managers are responsible for ensuring that those reporting to them understand and comply with this policy.
The prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery in any part of Cape’s business or supply chains, is the responsibility of all those working for Cape.
Cape’s business or supply chain are to avoid any activity that might lead to a breach of this policy.
If you believe or suspect a breach of or conflict with this policy has occurred or may occur, you must notify your line manager. You are encouraged to raise concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any part of Cape’s business or supply chains as soon as possible. If you are unsure about whether a particular act, the treatment of workers or their working conditions with any of Cape’s supply chains constitutes any of the various form of modern slavery, please raise it with you line manager. You can also contact the Government’s Modern Slavery Helpline on 0800 0121 700 for further information and guidance on modern slavery.
Cape aims to encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this policy, even if they turn out to be mistaken. Cape are committed to ensuring no one suffers any detrimental treatment or victimisation as a result of reporting in good faith their suspicion that modern slavery is or may be taking place in any part of Cape’s business or supply chains.
Any employee who breaches this policy will face disciplinary action, up to and including summary dismissal for gross misconduct.
Cape may terminate its commercial relationship with suppliers, contractors and any other business partners if they breach this policy and/or found to have been involved in modern slavery.
Cape(Electrical & Mechanical) Ltd is committed to implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery. Therefore, it is the Company’s policy to always conduct all aspects of its business in an honest and ethical manner.
Under UK law (UK Bribery Act 2010), bribery and corruption are punishable for individuals by up to ten years imprisonment. If Cape (Electrical & Mechanical) Ltd is found to have taken part in the corruption or lacks adequate procedures to prevent Bribery, it could face an unlimited fine and be excluded from tendering for Government contracts.
The aim of this policy is to help Cape (Electrical & Mechanical) Ltd act in accordance with the Bribery Act 2010, maintain the highest possible standards of business practice, and advise individuals of the Company’s 'zero-tolerance' to bribery.
This policy applies to all permanent and fixed-term staff employed by the Company,and any contractors, consultants or other persons acting under or on behalf of the Company.
We will not:
We will:
Employees must not:
All employees have a role to play in enforcing the policy and are required to deal with any observed or reported breaches. Should employees feel apprehensive about their own safety in regard to addressing any breach, they should seek senior management support.
Failure to comply with this policy may lead to a lack of clarity over job role, learning needs or expected standardsof performance, resulting in reduced effectiveness or efficiency,underperformance and putting service delivery at risk.
Any member of staff refusing to observe the policy will be liable to disciplinary action inaccordance with the Company’s Disciplinary Policy up to and including dismissal.
Overall responsibility for policy implementation and review rests with our senior management. However, all employees are required to adhere to and support the implementation of the policy. We will inform all existing employees about this policy and their role in the implementation of the policy. They will also giveall new employees notice of the policy on induction to the Company.
This policy will be implemented through the development and maintenance of procedures for appraisals and one-to-one meetings, using template forms, and guidance given to both managers and employees on the process.
The policy will be monitored on an on-going basis, monitoring of the policy is essential to assess how effective Cape (Electrical & Mechanical) Ltd has been.
This policy will be reviewed and, if necessary, revised in the light of legislative or codes of practice and organisational changes. Improvements will be made to the management by learning from experience and the use of established reviews.
Policy review date: 31 May 2024
Should any amendments, revisions, or updates be made to this policy it is the responsibility of our senior management to see that all relevant employees receive notice.Written notice and/or training will be considered.
If you require any additional information or clarification regarding this policy, please contact your manager. In the unlikely event where you are unhappy with any decision made,you should use the Company's formal Grievance Procedure.
To the extent that the requirements of this policy reflect statutory provisions, they will alter automatically when and if those requirements are changed.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Cape (Electrical and Mechanical) encompasses our commitment to operate in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner, while acknowledging the interests of all our stakeholders. We conduct our business according to standards of good ethical, employment and environmental practice.
We expect our suppliers to operate on the same principles. Specifically, we expect our suppliers (and their sub-contractors) to observe best practice and continuing improvement in the fields set out below (based on SA8000 requirements), and in any other areas notified by Cape (Electrical and Mechanical) from time to time.
We will not engage in or support the use of child labour. Suppliers shall not engage in child labour.
In the event of a breach of this requirement, we will participate in and contribute to programmes that provide for the transition of any child found to be performing child labour. This will enable him or her to attend and remain in quality education until no longer a child.
There is no forced, bonded or involuntary prison labour. Workers are not required to lodge "deposits" or their identity papers with their employer and are free to leave their employer after reasonable notice.
We will not engage in or support the use of forced or compulsory labour as defined in ILO Convention 29, nor will personnel be required to pay deposits or lodge identification papers with the company upon commencing employment.
Neither Cape (Electrical and Mechanical) nor any entity supplying labour to the company shall engage in or support trafficking in human beings.
We will provide a safe and healthy work environment; take steps to prevent injuries; provide health and safety training; conduct health and safety risk assessments; provide suitable welfare facilities
Suppliers shall comply with all national and local health & safety laws and with all of the relevant requirements of ILO Convention 155. Where the organisation subscribes to other codes of practice or standards on Health & Safety, these shall also be met.
Suppliers shall assign a senior management representative to be responsible for health and safety issues.
Workers, without distinction, have the right to join or form trade unions of their own choosing and to bargain collectively.
We have an open attitude towards the activities of trade unions and their organisational activities.
Workers representatives shall not be discriminated against and have access to carry out their representative functions in the workplace.
Where the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is restricted under law, we will facilitate, and not hinder, the development of parallel means for independent and free association and bargaining.
There is no discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training, promotion, termination or retirement based on race, caste, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation.
No corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion or verbal abuse.
No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed. Physical abuse or discipline, the threat of physical abuse, sexual or other harassment and verbal abuse or other forms of intimidation shall be prohibited
Working hours comply with national laws and benchmark industry standards, whichever affords greater protection.
In any event, workers shall not on a regular basis be required to work in excess of 48 hours per week and shall be provided with at least one day off for every 7 day period on average.
Overtime shall be voluntary, shall not exceed 12 hours per week, shall not be demanded on a regular basis and shall always be compensated at a premium rate.
We will respect the right of personnel to a living wage and ensure that wages paid for a normal work week shall always meet at least legal or industry minimum standards and shall be sufficient to meet the basic needs of personnel and to provide some discretionary income
We will ensure that personnel‘s wages and benefits composition are detailed clearly and regularly in writing for them for each pay period. The company shall also ensure that wages and benefits are rendered in full compliance with all applicable laws and that remuneration is rendered either in cash or check form, in a manner convenient to workers.
We are committed to the communities in which we conduct work and we understand our responsibility towards current and future generations. The MD has set this policy which commits us to:
This policy will be reviewed and updated, when necessary, particularly in respect of major changes within the company and / or changes in legislation and bring these changes to the attention of all employees.
It is the policy of Cape (Electrical & Mechanical) Ltd to reduce, its environmental impact, where practicable. Carbon reducing measures form an integral part of the overall Company strategy, helping to improve both operational performance and a reduction in potentially harmful emissions to land, water and air.
To help achieve this, the Company will:
This Carbon Footprint Policy Statement underpins the existing Environmental, Procurement & Waste Management Policy.
This policy clearly identifies the responsibilities and procedures for achieving the Company’s stated objectives in all aspects of its activities leading to improved environmental performance, including reductions in both CO2, and methane emissions.
Cape (Electrical & Mechanical) Ltd takes the health safety and welfare of all of our employees, contractors and 3rd parties seriously and I encourage all of you to make yourself familiar with all of our health and safety documentation. I am committed to giving priority to matters of health, safety and welfare and have provided adequate resources and funds to support the actions and initiatives that have been developed for improving our safety and welfare standards.
This policy states my intention to take all measures that are reasonably practicable to conduct our works and business activities in such a way to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all our employees, clients, visitors and all other persons affected by our business activities and in doing so we shall strive to:
Our Policy documents will be reviewed at least every 12 months and employees should understand the contents of this document. Every employee has a duty to recommend revisions to it where they feel necessary to ensure continuous improvements in health, safety and welfare standards.
Finally, I ask that all employees share in the responsibility in taking care of their own safety and that of colleagues and any third party who could be affected by our work.
It is the policy of Cape (Electrical & Mechanical) Ltd to provide all our clients with the highest of quality and to deliver a reliable service each time they allow us to complete any works for them.
For us to achieve our objective, we believe that it is essential that our management system is maintained and operated in accordance with ISO 9001 (2015) and the procedures and processes outlined in our policy and procedures manual are there for that purpose.
This process helps us to provide confidence to our customers in the services that we provide. Therefore, the implementation of this quality policy is mandatory to all our employees to ensure their understanding and complete implementation of the processes.
The quality policy has the full support of my senior management and together with the processes and procedures we ensure that all the necessary activities are controlled in an effective manner.
We are committed to:
