Modern Slavery

Modern Slavery Policy

Policy Overview

Modern slavery is a serious and often hidden crime that encompasses slavery, servitude, human trafficking, and forced labour. We have a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of modern slavery and are fully committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all aspects of our business.

We understand the importance of safeguarding human rights across every part of our operations and supply chain. That’s why we are dedicated to implementing and maintaining effective systems and controls to prevent any form of modern slavery or exploitation.

Through transparency, vigilance, and collaboration with our partners, we strive to ensure that our working practices, and those of our supply chain, are fair, safe, and respectful of human dignity.

POLICY

Introduction

We recognise that the construction industry is considered high risk for labour exploitation, and we are fully committed to ensuring slavery and human trafficking have no place in our operations or relationships.

Our Commitment

Reddington Construction Ltd operates a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery. We are committed to ethical practices across all areas of our business and take seriously our responsibility to promote transparency, dignity, and respect for human rights. We continually review and improve our processes to identify and address any risks of forced labour, servitude, or exploitation.

Our Business and Supply Chains

Reddington Construction Ltd is a Principal Contractor delivering groundworks, paving, and construction services across the south of the UK. Our workforce includes directly employed operatives, agency workers, and subcontracted trades, many of whom are sourced from previous project teams.

Our supply chain includes a wide range of subcontractors, labour suppliers, plant hire companies, and material providers. We engage with these partners under clear terms of business and expect them to uphold the same high standards we do. We will not knowingly work with any organisation involved in modern slavery or human trafficking.

Due Diligence and Risk Management

We take a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating modern slavery risks in our own operations and those of our suppliers.

Key due diligence measures include:

Right to Work Checks: All employees and site operatives undergo thorough identity and right to work checks, which go beyond statutory requirements.

Contractual Controls: All supplier and subcontractor agreements include clauses requiring adherence to anti-slavery principles.

Supplier Vetting: New suppliers are assessed for compliance with ethical labour standards, including a review of policies and recruitment practices.

Risk Monitoring: We monitor sector and geographic risks and take a risk-based approach to reviewing higher-risk suppliers.

Audits: Periodic reviews and checks are carried out on labour providers and high-risk subcontractors to ensure compliance.

We ensure that all workers are paid at or above the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage, as appropriate, and we require our labour suppliers to do the same.

Training and Awareness

We believe that increasing awareness is key to identifying and preventing exploitation. Our actions include:

Training all site managers and supervisors to recognise signs of modern slavery and report concerns.
Providing anti-slavery awareness during employee induction.
Publishing guidance and resources across our sites to help raise awareness among operatives.
Ensuring that labour suppliers understand their obligations and supporting them with information where required.

Reporting and Accountability

We encourage all staff, workers, and partners to raise concerns about any unethical or suspicious activity. Our mechanisms include:

A confidential whistleblowing policy, allowing concerns to be raised anonymously and without fear of reprisal.
A grievance mechanism for supply chain workers to report potential labour violations.
A commitment to investigating all reports of modern slavery thoroughly and acting appropriately, including the termination of contracts where necessary.

Continuous Improvement

We are committed to ongoing improvement in our anti-slavery efforts. In 2025/26, we will:

Appoint a designated manager to lead on modern slavery prevention.
Make enhanced identity and right to work checks mandatory for all new site workers.
Monitor external reports of industry violations and respond by reviewing our controls.
Communicate key messages through posters, site inductions, and toolbox talks.
Continue training for staff in roles with supply chain or recruitment responsibilities.

Approval

This statement has been approved by the board of directors of Reddington Construction Ltd and signed by the Managing Director.

John Reddington

Managing Director

Reddington Construction Ltd

June 2025