Modern Slavery Statement

RGF Staffing APEJ (formerly Chandler Macleod Group) and its related companies including:

  • AHS Services Group Pty Ltd ("AHS")
  • Aurion Corporation Pty Ltd ("Aurion")
  • Chandler Macleod ("CM")
  • Chandler Macleod Managed Training Services ("MTS")
  • Chandler Macleod People Insights Pty Ltd ("CMPI")
  • Chandler Macleod x-PO Talent Solutions ("Talent Solutions")
  • Leaders IT Services Pty Ltd ("Leaders IT")
  • OCG Consulting ("OCG")
  • Peoplebank Group Limited ("PBG")
  • Porterallen Pty Ltd ("PA")
  • Vivir Healthcare Pty Ltd ("VIVIR")

is one of Australia’s largest providers of human resources solutions and we have over eight hundred full time employees across four countries including Australia, New-Zealand and Asia. We have more than 35 offices across Australasia.

We are committed to respecting internationally proclaimed human rights and fair labour practices and we recognise the key responsibility we have within the supply chain of providing skilled labour and professionals, to ensure that all individuals sourced, procured or engaged are treated fairly, ethically and in compliance with legislative requirements. Our standard practices are designed to protect Human Rights throughout the recruitment, selection and placement cycle.

We believe that forced labour has no place in our operations or supply chains and that business and governments need to work together to make progress on this complex issue.

RGF does not tolerate slavery, human trafficking, forced or child labour or child exploitation of any kind and we have a suite of policies, procedures and practices in place, which assist us in managing human rights, promoting diversity and ensuring compliance with legislation.

Our Human Rights Workplace Statement outlines our commitment to providing a healthy and safe workplace where mutual respect is key, discrimination isn’t tolerated and the rights of our people and those that we impact and interact with, are protected.

Our Supplier Engagement Policy, outlines our commitment to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and outlines the principles that guide our business and that we expect suppliers to comply with, should they wish to do business with RGF.

The Code of Conduct outlines our zero tolerance for discrimination, harassment, workplace violence, bullying, child and forced labour within our business, our supply chain, the businesses of our Clients and their supply chains. Our Code provides a compliance hotline for employees to inform on an anonymous basis any concerns (including Human Rights).

​Our Whistleblowing Policy provides further guidance to all of our people in relation to the behaviours we expect and outlines the mechanisms available for the reporting of behaviour or practices that are inconsistent with this.

In addition to the Policies mentioned above, our comprehensive people and human rights focused policy suite include:

  • RGF Staffing OHS Commitment
  • RGF Staffing Environmental Commitment (Statement)
  • Sponsorship Policy
  • Anti-Bullying Policy
  • Discipline & Misconduct Policy
  • Flexible Work Arrangements Policy
  • Leave Policy / Parental Leave Policy
  • Recruitment and Selection Policy
  • Workplace Diversity Policy
  • Risk Management Policy
  • Grievance Policy

OUR APPROACH TO MANAGING MODERN SLAVERY RISKS:

As well as ensuring the RGF Staffing Group policies and procedures (as set out in the Employee Handbook) are communicated, understood and complied with, we ensure that:

  • All our legal obligations are complied with in the recruitment and on-boarding process;
  • We have a range of employment engagement methods depending on the needs of our clients but in all cases, individuals are free to apply for work, free to turn down an offer of work and free to leave work at any time.
  • We do not charge any fees to individuals for the sourcing of the employment opportunities they are offered.
  • Our employment conditions adhere to the legislation relevant to the jurisdiction in which we operate. In cases where our policies and practices provide greater advantage to an individual, this will take precedence.
  • We ensure that an individual’s right to work in the country within which they will work is confirmed; We do this by confirming details with the relevant department within the country that the individual will work;
  • Every single worker is provided with a copy of the terms and conditions of their engagement including rates of pay, hours worked and entitlements.
  • We do not supply accommodation directly for our employees – our employees need to seek their own accommodation arrangements however we do conduct risk assessments of host employers where accommodation is supplied through an employment arrangement. During this audit, we review the living arrangements and conditions (including ease of movement, safety, hygiene and reasonableness of the environment).
  • The results of these audits are documented in our safety systems and our Candidate Relationship Management system. These audits are conducted prior to initial placement of candidates and then every 2 years there-after (or more frequently if applicable).
  • Our Candidate Relationship Management systems have controls in place that prevent placements from occurring without the appropriate work rights and skills checks being completed. These controls are also used to manage the expiring of working rights and professional accreditations/memberships for continuing placements of staff.
  • We provide ongoing training for our people within RGF Staffing
    who are responsible for sourcing and placing candidates and those in Human Resources related roles as well as our corporate teams who are responsible for sourcing.

SUPPLIER RISK MANAGEMENT

In FY 19, RGF established an internal Modern Slavery Working Group (MSWG) to develop our Modern Slavery Framework which includes the following:

  • Client & Supplier Due Diligence Questionnaire
  • Modern Slavery Risk Assessment tools
  • Modern Slavery Training
  • Modern Slavery Statement

We have adopted a risk based approach to managing any potential modern slavery vulnerabilities within our business and our Supply Chain. Whilst we consider the risk of modern slavery within our direct business operations to be low, we do recognise that through our supply chain and our client engagements we can be exposed to the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking.

We have used available internal resources, external published sources and feedback from organisations, such as the International Labour Organisation, to inform our risk assessment approach.

KEY INDICATORS IDENTIFIED

Within our supply chain, the following have been identified as the key indicators of Modern Slavery Risks:

Where multiple high risk indicators co-exist, there is a higher likelihood of modern slavery and additional controls are required to ensure these risks do not become reality.

Further complicating the risk likelihood, is the fact that within the supply chain, we have identified cross over from one sector to another. Given this, we have made the decision to focus on the following sectors within our supply chain, which we consider to be high risk for Modern Slavery:

  • Food services, catering and hospitality
  • Clothing and uniform manufacturing
  • Warehousing and Distribution
  • Stationary Wholesalers
  • Commercial Cleaning

Our decision to select these industries is based on the need for these industries to enhance their responses to Modern Slavery in general so that requirements similar to those outlined in Australian Labour Hire and Fair Work legislation (for example) are considered “the standard” for these industries.

SUPPLY CHAIN MAPPING:

We have taken the foundational step of supply chain mapping with our initial focus being on these high-risk industries. As we increase our understanding and level of traceability, we will work closely with our supply partners to better understand the specific supply risks within their downstream supply chains. (Sample of our mapping below)

​SUPPLIER RISK ASSESSMENT AND DUE DILIGENCE

To identify, prevent and mitigate actual and potential adverse modern slavery risks and impacts within our supply chains, we have introduced a Supplier Modern Slavery Risk Assessment.

From June 1st 2020, it will become mandatory for all new and renewing suppliers to participate in this assessment.

Although we expect our suppliers to identify and manage their own Modern Slavery risks in-accordance with Modern Slavery legislation, we intend on conducting audits of our supply chain regularly and have commenced an audit this year of more than 70 of our existing tier 1 suppliers.

We are targeting the following areas in our audit:

  • Recruitment practices
  • Forced /Child Labour
  • Debt Bondage
  • Fair Wages & Conditions
  • Termination of employment

ACTIONS

The results of our Supplier Modern Slavery Risk Assessment and the current audit will form the basis of the following actions for our Business:

  • Gap analysis and continuous improvement of our existing controls
  • Designing and drafting enhancements (or new controls) to respond to identified risks, in the form of documentation, policies, processes, training and amendments to contracts with our suppliers where appropriate.
  • Designing new / enhanced risk controls as appropriate
  • Assessing the effectiveness of the actions we have taken to date

LOOKING FORWARD:

Over the next 12 to 18 months, RGF Staffing is focused on reducing any potential Modern Slavery risks and some of our key initiatives include:

  • Maturing our policies and procedures to ensure these have a robust and consistent focus on human rights and Modern Slavery
  • Improving and expanding our engagement with and understanding of our Suppliers and their supply chains with regards to human rights and modern slavery; Including updates to contracts for supply.
  • Enhancing our training to include an emphasis on forced labour, deceptive, coercive or intimidating practices, designed to build awareness across our business and our suppliers.