Introduction : Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labor, 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.

Go Locum Healthcare Recruitment has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in our healthcare recruitment business. We are dedicated to implementing and enforcing effective recruitment systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place within our operations.

Go Locum Healthcare Recruitment is committed to transparency in our business and tackling modern slavery throughout our healthcare recruitment processes, aligning with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/modern-slavery-bill].

Duties and Responsibilities
Go Locum Healthcare Recruitment holds overall responsibility for ensuring this policy complies with legal and ethical obligations, and everyone under our control must comply.

We maintain primary responsibility for policy implementation, effectiveness monitoring, query resolution, and internal control system audits to counter modern slavery.

All levels of Go Locum Healthcare Recruitment are responsible for compliance, receiving adequate and regular training to prevent issues related to modern slavery.

These responsibilities include:
• Verification of employee identities and legal right to work in the United Kingdom.
• Adoption of national pay and conditions to ensure fair treatment and compliance with legislation.
• Implementation of employment policies, providing guidance to comply with legislation.
• Commitment to creating a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment.
• Establishment of platforms for employees to raise concerns and mandatory diversity and inclusion training.

Compliance with the Policy
Preventing, detecting, and reporting modern slavery is the responsibility of all at Go Locum Healthcare Recruitment. Activities suggesting a breach of this policy must be avoided, with prompt notification of any concerns to Directors.

Openness is encouraged, and support is assured for anyone raising genuine concerns. We ensure no detrimental treatment for reporting suspicions of modern slavery.

Breaches of this Policy
Any employee breaching this policy faces disciplinary action, potentially resulting in dismissal for misconduct or gross misconduct.